broody hen

[westonloveschickens]

how can i tell if a hen is broody becuase i might know a hen that has gone broody me and my freind have long awaited this moment if she has

sign -
she lays on some eggs that are already in the cat cube ( is that good or is she just trying to lay another egg )

 

[Chickapooh23]

Yes, she will sit on eggs and doesn't like to get off, but there is a marked change in her personality. She'll puff up her feathers and will cluck very aggressively and may even attack you or peck you if you try to remove eggs . Image PMS X 1000. I have a hen that I call a sitter. She likes to sit on a nest of eggs but has never gone broody. Sometimes she will sit there for an hour or four. I always let her get by with it because she was my best layers but she has never gone broody.

 

[westonloveschickens]

yeah thats what the hen was doing she would just sit on the eggs for and hour or so then she would get off then lay on them again for a half hour then get off and stay off and now shes now she wont sit on them

 

[PunkinPeep]

A true broody who's ready to set will stay on the nest overnight and all day long, only getting up for food - and often not that either. I don't give eggs to a broody until she has been staying on the nest consistently for a couple of days. I also have one broody who doesn't get mean. She's just as sweet while brooding as she ever was, so you can't always tell by the personality change.