Broody hens but no roosters?

[happinesshill]

Hey. I am new to raising chickens. I don't have any roosters (that I know of, two of my babies are quite young and it's hard to tell just yet) but I have full grown hens that are becoming broody and acting weird. I thought they would only get broody if there was a rooster around? Is this wrong? I guess that is what they are doing.....they are puffing out their feathers and crouching and running in circles and all around making a low clucking sound and won't let me pick them up for anything when usually I can quite easily.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex]

That doesn't sound broody. Broodies will sit in a nest and stare blankly off into the distance until disturbed. Then, most will growl, hiss, squawk, and bite but will NOT get up except once a day to eat, drink, and poo.

And they can go broody without a rooster. The chickens don't know they need one to have chicks. All the hens know is you sit on eggs, the eggs should hatch!

 

[Greenleggedhatch]

Sounds like they are broody to me. Do you know anybody that has some fertile eggs to put under them, or do you want to raise more?