Chicken sitting on eggs but no broody behavior?

[Justin Betz]

I currently picked up a new buff orpington. She has been sitting on eggs so I gave her a few other eggs and she took them and put them underneath her and has been sitting on them for 4 days now but doesn't have that squawking and puff up reaction that everyone talks about she does peck very hard though when you put your hand into her nest then there's one particular egg as well that she will roll out from underneath her. Any thoughts or suggestions would be nice.

 

[AlleysChicks]

My Buff Orp likes to sit in the nest box. Does the same thing yours does. But she’s not broody.

 

[Justin Betz]

My Buff Orp likes to sit in the nest box. Does the same thing yours does. But she’s not broody.

So does that mean she will not hatch the eggs there's a few things I've read says if they're not broody but he didn't significant enough to hatch eggs out

 

[AlleysChicks]

I don’t think so. Perhaps she’s thinking about hatching. It’s a hormone thing. So can’t really force it on her. They usually look like pancakes when broody. Like this:

 

[Justin Betz]

Shes pancaked i was amazed how flat she is

 

[AlleysChicks]

Both of mine puffed up. One was nice and the other drew blood. I’d mark those eggs under her and keep track of the days. For some babies!

 

[chickens really]

Not all get mean when setting..My Blue Orpington Hen lets me do as I need too...My Splash Orpington will actually Chase me down and my Silkie cross growls and puffs herself up although she is just a bunch of noise...That tossed egg must not be good?...My Hens push out bad eggs too...You can candle them at 7 days to see if they are developing?...

 

[Justin Betz]

Not all get mean when setting..My Blue Orpington Hen lets me do as I need too...My Splash Orpington will actually Chase me down and my Silkie cross growls and puffs herself up although she is just a bunch of noise...That tossed egg must not be good?...My Hens push out bad eggs too...You can candle them at 7 days to see if they are developing?...

Every time i see the egg i leave it alone i go back out and she has put it back underneath her

 

[chickens really]

Is she still laying eggs ?.....Candle or mark that egg with a marker...

 

[chickens really]

Also how many under her?...Might be too many?..First time Broodys I give them 8 eggs..Big Hens...Crazy Alice my Silkie cross I give her 7 now but she is Momma Hen with experience...