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Quote: I think you know your chicken very well! Sounds like a very good guess to me. Good luck!

I really like the ranging for several hours. I don't think a full-blown broody would have ranged; I think she would have headed straight for the nest, or made a new nest, without eggs if need be. I'd guess that either she is "winding down," or is one of those "sort of broody" chickens. Have...

You're more than welcome; I enjoy being able to help. And that was kind of you. Actually I loved that photo. Such a lovely spot they have there, looks so cool and pleasant and lush! I'd hate to move away from that. And I envy you your gardening/landscaping skills very much, if you did all...

The other source I was using does not mention Brahmas at all. Well, seems I can't figure out what breed she is, whether she is on newspaper, or whether she laid an egg. It's a bit early to go to bed but evidently that is where I belong.... Gees. Sorry. Here's the article about broodies I...

The cage is fine. But the newspaper is not. She needs to be directly on the wire, with air to her bottom. But -- you said she laid an egg????? And I see she is sitting on a perch, not snuggled down on the floor? Does not sound like a broody to me! Broodies sit, as on eggs, almost 24/7...

Roost is optional. I haven't done this, but I have a big wire dog cage I could do it in. I would not put a roost in it, myself, but don't see any harm in it, either. Yes, please provide food and water in the cage. No reason to deprive her of these. The point is to put her where there is air...

Quote: You know, if she stays out for a couple of hours, she may not be all that determined. It's a hormone thing, and obviously, hormones can be at varying levels. That's why some will abandon a nest halfway through. When mine was setting her eggs, she would get up once a day for about...

Quote: You don't.

I let my broody stay in the nest for over 3 months, kicking her out once or twice a day to eat, etc., before she quit. She laid for a couple of months then went broody again, sigh, so I gave up and gave her fertile eggs. I tried taking her out repeatedly and closing off the nest; I never tried...