Not forgetting the feeding of the invisible babies!
I have a Bantam Langshan who has never been broody but probably due to a moult, is happily calling over her invisible babies to feed treats! The rest of the flock do not mind playing babies
Yep! I work from home and only have 5 little girls so I actually collect the eggs as soon as they are laid; doesn't stop the bantam Cochins going broody and they would try and hatch straw! This is a broody Blondie planking after I blocked off the nest boxes:
This is her in Blondzilla...
Granted we are in our summer but yep, singing my song, I have just finished breaking two rather determined bantam Cochins.
One of them lays 9-10 eggs and goes broody, regular as clockwork