A late bloomer?

[z3lda3]

Hi!
I’ve got a 2 year old Brahma hen. She’s nice and healthy. *knock on wood* I went to let my flock out this morning and Murphy was in the nesting box. Later that afternoon still in the nesting box, and tonight I was doing my booty count, and she was still in nesting box. After being screamed at and pecked at by a highly agitated puffed up hen, I figure she’s broody. But she’s never went broody before. Typically my hens go broody well before the first year.
Would yall say this is normal? She’s just a late bloomer? (She started laying around 5 months old or so. The last time she laid was day before yesterday.) I’d hate to think she’s just broody when she could be sick. She acts identical to a broody hen though. Puffing up twice her size, screaming like a banshee, and the big stinky poops. Just now going broody after 2 years.. isn’t that odd?

 

[Mrs. K]

Nope, there is absolutely little prediction to the behavior of hens. You just take what you get. My first broody was a breed that was NEVER suppose to go broody. I have had Gramma Feathers that was fall and spring broody - raised me up lots of chicks, but Mrs. Black Tail - went broody last year, raised up three cockerels...and just dumped her eggs off daily this whole year and said 'someone else can do it!"

Mrs K

 

[z3lda3]

Nope, there is absolutely little prediction to the behavior of hens. You just take what you get. My first broody was a breed that was NEVER suppose to go broody. I have had Gramma Feathers that was fall and spring broody - raised me up lots of chicks, but Mrs. Black Tail - went broody last year, raised up three cockerels...and just dumped her eggs off daily this whole year and said 'someone else can do it!"

Mrs K

Whew so we’re going with normal, yay!! Why in the world is her hormones kicking in, in DECEMBER??? It’s cold here!
I too had a breed that never goes broody. A red sex link who goes broody every 3-4 months!
And I’ve got a Cochin who goes broody, sits for maybe 10 days and jumps up “I’m done”.
Thanks for the reassurance