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Well I guess she's not really ready to sit. She was off for most of the day yesterday. This is funny. She is a little catalana hen but she hatched eggs from our big birds and now her hatchlings are nearly twice her size but still try to get under her wings. She gets tired of them though and...

Since I am a new egg, I imagine this question has come up before, but here goes. Some of my hens are starting to act broody. How long can they be off the nest to eat and do their "chicken things" without harm to the eggs. I haven't let them keep the eggs because it's still getting cold here...