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Great, thanks! I've decided that Pella is not broody after all, because she moved her laying spot from the recycling bin to the compost pile. I think he is just perturbed that we haven't moved to the new coop yet (no nest boxes in the old one), so she's just making do and not fighting with the...

I'm beginning to wonder now if Pella really wants to brood at all. She lays an egg in her "secret" place (which she knows I know about), but she can't brood there anyway. She had 6 there when I found them, plus another 6 from 2 Cochins. After I collected them I have found 4 more. She might just...

Oops, sorry @slordaz, didn't see you. Last post was at @sylviethecochin . Thank you too!:) Unfortunately, leaving Pella (the broody Marans) in place is not possible, she's hiding her eggs in an unsheltered recycling bin. Once the flock is moved to the new coop, Pella can brood in the old one.

Thank you very much! My pen is the opposite of "see-don't-touch", I handle my birds every day. Part of my therapy. Every one knows me, knows their name, they don't all consent to hand-feeding but we're working on it. They will not hop up in my lap, but I guess with heavy breeds that's not...

Ok, full disclosure time. I am both mentally and physically disabled and can NOT comb through all the volumes of information on this forum. Raising chickens is my therapy, and I can do it because it's SIMPLE! So if I ask questions that have been answered millions of times, please understand and...