Broody-Challenged?

[Disheygirl]

I have an Austra White who is about nine months old. She’s been doing the broody behavior for the past two weeks where she ruffles her feathers, buffs her neck feathers up if others get too close, runs around with her tail straight in the air is constantly chatting. But she doesn’t sit on a nest and she’s still laying regularly.

I don’t want a broody girl, but this one is a weirdo. The others who have gone broody sit on the nest 24/7 until the wire bottom cage breaks it. She’s an underachiever - only going halfway.

 

[JedJackson]

Austra whites are half Leghorn, which is a non-sitting breed. So it's not that big of a surprise her attempt at broodiness isn't sticking. The wire cage might be worthwhile or not, depending on how much of a problem her behavior is to the rest of the flock.

 

[Mrs. K]

If she is still laying, I would not worry about it.

 

[3KillerBs]

If she is still laying, I would not worry about it.

This. Don't try to fix things that aren't broken.

As long as she's laying and not disrupting the other members of the flock just let her do her own thing.