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Nothing "makes" a hen go broody, she a female and decides for herself. As the father of three girls I've learned the do what they want , when they want. That said, I have a hen sitting on two wooden eggs plus one of her own. Don't know what possessed her to go broody but she did. Iv'e...

Quote: Well my guess would be your related to Martha Stewart. And of course her chickens are smarter than other chickens.

My OP is that the wooden eggs that I use "discourage" them from egg eating. Once they hurt their beaks pecking at the fake egg they may figure all eggs are hard and will hurt their beaks. I keep the wooden eggs in the the nest 24/7. Nest boxes should be small enough so they can't hang out and...