Perplexed about Wendigo

[Barb Root Hinkkanen]

Don't think a molting hen will go broody...but they can act lethargic and isolate themselves, sometimes in a nest.
They also don't particularly like to be touched/picked up, those pin feathers can be 'uncomfortable'...and you don't want to break a pin feather they can bleed like hell, why they are also called 'blood feathers'.

Thanks for the info.