How Common is a Broody EE?

[PollyWaddle]

Hey, so I've had lots of broody hens, but never an EE. I thought a raccoon got her and we'd never see her again, but then my husband found her down the hill in the blackberry brambles sitting on 17!! eggs (not all hers, obviously). She's resting (un)comfortably on them in the closet nest now, and just BARELY covers them all.

Does anyone know if broody EEs are very common?

Thanks bunches.

 

[hatchaholic]

I don't know how common it is, but mine has been broody for what seems like FOREVER!!! At least two months now...

 

[huntinwidow]

Out Of 5 Ee Hens, I Had 2 Go Broody This Summer. One Has A Clutch Of 3 Biddies Right Now. The Other Died In A Tragic Accident While She Was Setting. I Love Broodies.

 

[M To The Maxx]

My EEs have never turn broody.