This is an old thread, but wanted to share my first broody experience. We had our 1.5 year old light brahma go broody. Her 7 chicks are now a little less than 3 weeks old, and she just started laying again this morning. Thought it would take longer.
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I am wondering the same thing...I have a Cornish who started laying late July/early August, she went broody on me a week ago. there is no rooster and no fertile eggs. she stopped laying and I think she's finally broken of her broodiness, she was roosting with the other girls last night and came out of the coop with them this morning. Just wondering when she might start laying again because she never actually hatched any eggs.
Well, I have got my answer as well...Tilly finally started laying about 10 days after coming off being broody (no eggs hatched as I mentioned) but her laying cycle seems to be a bit screwy. Two days in a row I got 2 soft-shelled eggs from her and then much later in the day a normal egg. and some days I think she laid 2 normal eggs and one soft one! a couple other days there was a soft shelled egg in the coop in the morning and then a regular one later on. I know they are hers because shes the only one who lays very light coloured eggs. the rest are a deep brown. Crazy! anyway the last 2 days have been normal, just one normal egg per day in the morning. maybe she was just riding some kind of hormone rollercoaster and is back on track now, who knows? does anyone else have the experience with all those soft shelled eggs?