Need advice/help- hen is acting strange

[maurap]

We have a flock of 5 a little over a year old. 1 of the girls has been acting strange, she has been hanging out in the coop by herself or hiding under our deck and only coming out in the evening to go back to coop. When the rooster comes over to her, she lays down (doesn't even try to get away form him like she used too); I noticed she did drink water last night upon returning to the coop. She has never done this before; she is usually always free ranging with the flock. What do I do? Could she have an egg stuck in her? The weather has been 90 and humid but the other chickens are acting normal. Any suggestions?

 

[ten chicks]

We have a flock of 5 a little over a year old. 1 of the girls has been acting strange, she has been hanging out in the coop by herself or hiding under our deck and only coming out in the evening to go back to coop. When the rooster comes over to her, she lays down (doesn't even try to get away form him like she used too); I noticed she did drink water last night upon returning to the coop. She has never done this before; she is usually always free ranging with the flock. What do I do? Could she have an egg stuck in her? The weather has been 90 and humid but the other chickens are acting normal. Any suggestions?

Is she broody? Heat could also be an issue.

 

[Judy]

Or worms, or lice/mites, or eggbound, or any of a number of other problems. Also, at that age, she may be headed into a molt, which some birds handle much better than others.