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Oh, no worries -- not rude at all. I would LOVE to watch a hen raise babies; so cute and fun! But when they're just sitting there...not so cute at all. I keep thinking about expanding our coop, or adding a new one, so we could get the positive broody experience :)

Yeah, if I had any roosters and wanted chicks, I'd be grateful to have a broody hen. Unfortunately, our coop is at capacity--so there can be no roosters or chicks. Broody, for us, just means not producing income. :/

One of our Buff Orpingtons goes broody about every 2-3 months. It's annoying...she doesn't lay any eggs (and she's usually one of our best layers!), she isn't even SITTING on any eggs in the nest box, but she just wants to sit there and be a brat. The only thing we can do that works is to force...