Does a hen go broody while she is laying a clutch or after she has layed a clutch? I have a chicken that has been sitting in a box for a few hours. She didn't come to get her food like the other chickens.
This is my first time with a broody hen she has 12 eggs under her when should I candle them to see if they are fertile or infertile. I am not using an incubator but letting mama hen do the word.