did my pullet went broody?

[chick_magnet]

I have Jersey Giants and one I thought didn't lay now is sitting on about 8 eggs. I don't have any rooster so I know that it's point less for her to keep laying there. If I take the eggs away will she start laying again? or if she's even broody? This is the first fime I have any chickens to lay eggs so I'm not sure what is going on.

 

[Judy]

Signs of being truly broody include staying on the nest 24/7, growling when you approach, staying flattened out on the eggs. She won't lay while she is broody, and taking the eggs away won't necessarily stop her from being broody, but yes, you need to take the eggs away, or you will eventually have a rotten, exploding mess.