broody hen others stop laying?

[skeeter03]

Purty sure we have a broody hen YAY! hasnt left the nest in two days other then to eat.
but we have gone from about 10 eggs a day to 2 eggs - broody has 5 under her and that amount isnt growing so whats up with my other ladies?

 

[skeeter03]

another question if the eggs hatch will they be ok with the general population as in the rest of the girls and the roos. I have one really aggressive roo ( mean bleeper)

 

[MareeZoCool]

Once those eggs hatch, momma hen will be pretty agressive. Everyone will keep their distance, after a few days. They seem to enjoy checking out the new peeps too. By 2 weeks, mom will calm down, your flock will be happy.

 

[skeeter03]

Ok so now i removed 2 eggs last night to make it 5 eggs under what I think is miss broody - today there is another egg in the nest....? normal or not?
How long will broody momma leave the nest for and what is a way I can mark what I think is the broody mama - my chickens are not handled chickens so catching and putting a ring around her leg might not be possible.
its a brown leg horn. + freaking rooster attacks anything in the coop or run lol.

 

[stuckinthecity]

Yeah the other hens get in there and lay eggs. If you want to keep up with which eggs are fresh and which ones you want to hatch, take a pencil or marker of some sort and put a mark on each of the eggs so you can see it when you go out to gather the others.