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Yes she pecked me alright but I just picked her up and dumped her on the floor and blocked off the nest box with a metal fence which she tried to fly back through. Then she squawked an angry raucous sounding bok bok bok (not an egg song sound) for at least 10 minutes. One very p...d off hen.

I guess she was puffed up but what are broody ticking sounds? Normally I can't touch her but I was able to pick her up as she wouldn't leave the nest. Then she just continued sitting on the ground.

So I've noticed Blue seemed to be hanging around the nest boxes a lot lately. Then yesterday afternoon I found her sitting. I picked her up and dumped her on the floor and she just sat there. Is this broody behaviour? After a while I heard her swearing loudly for 10 minutes then she rejoined...