I have perfectly good nest boxes but I refuse to lay in them, and I also torment any breathing thing in the coop/run, nobody messes with me, not even the rooster.
I act like mommy scares me so bad, but when the brooder is full of chicks and mom opens the door I fly up on her and scare the chicks, then I fly off squawking like she scared me. Also mom bragged on me and my sisters on how we never went broody, surprise!