Broody leghorn? How is this possible?

[Claire_]

I have an around 20 week old leghorn girl and I collected the eggs yesterday and I thought she was just laying late, collected again, same girl in the same nest, there's more of a build up of eggs in the other boxes so I'm guessing she hasn't been letting the other girls lay in that box, I would say she's broody but I don't think so bc hses a leghorn and they aren't prone to broodiness, what do you think?

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Just because a breed isn’t prone to broodyness, does not mean that a chicken of that breed won’t go broody.

 

[Claire_]

Just because a breed isn’t prone to broodyness, does not mean that a chicken of that breed won’t go broody.

I understand that but in my entire decade of keeping leghorn I have never ever had it happen so it is very new to me

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I understand that but in my entire decade of keeping leghorn I have never ever had it happen so it is very new to me

Some chickens just decide they want to go broody. It’s just a character trait

 

[Claire_]

Just because a breed isn’t prone to broodyness, does not mean that a chicken of that breed won’t go broody.

If she is broody I will let her keep the babies so I will be happy if she is

 

[The-White-Elephant]

If she is broody I will let her keep the babies so I will be happy if she is

Wishing you the best

 

[Claire_]

Wishing you the best

Thank you! Hoping she stays broody unlike my australorp who left after 4 days

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Thank you! Hoping she stays broody unlike my australorp who left after 4 days

I Hope she’ll be a good mother

 

[Chicken poppy]

Just because a breed isn’t prone to broodyness, does not mean that a chicken of that breed won’t go broody.

Unless its a rock. My rocks don’t usually hatch many eggs so.

 

[Chicken poppy]

that was creepily fast, Whitey.