Brooding

[digger455]

I have a RIR and a small white hen I have ni idea what kind it is. Anyway the white one just layed a egg next to the other in the nest. I went out to get it and the RIR pulled it under her and she is still setting on them. They are 5 months old and have been laying for a month now. Could this be going brooding??? It is cold today was 38 when I got up and about 64 now. They just trying to keep warm???

Digger

Oh yeah, I have gotten 8 doz so far this year. First time raising chickens.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I've had them pull eggs under them when they are not even close to being broody. If the hen spends two nights in a row in the nest instead of on her favorite roosting spot, you can assume she is broody. Until she does that, she has not proven she is broody.

 

[digger455]

OK Thank you