Re: Chicken Doctor Wanted

Sounds like she's getting broody. Does she have a clutch of (fertile) eggs?
If so, she'll probably raise some chicks. She also is apt to peck you if you
disturb her.

>Yesterday, I noticed my Rhode Island Red is not acting
> herself. She spent most of the day on her nesting box and when I went in
to the
> coop to remove her to see if she was ok, she stood for a minute, POOFED
out her
> feathers really big, made a few noises, and returned to the nesting box.