Thanks Judy:
Your comments are a big help. The hen is sitting each day until I take the eggs up. Are/did you check your eggs to see if they are fertile? Or do we just assume and take chances. I have seen her mating with the drake from time to time so that's a good thing.
OK, I will wait a month or so for the weather to be "consistantly" warmer although its supposed to be 65 heree today! I assume pushing her off the nest each day for the next month will not make here "un-broody"!
Take care and good luck.
Kevin
Again you are welcome. I have not candled my eggs. I may but I have not had luck before with seeing anything.
I don't know how long yours would remain broody though. I would think that she may actually not continue to want to set for that long. If you have the means to put a heat lamp out (if needed) you may want to start leaving them with her. I wouldn't consider her officially broody if she isn't constantly setting on the nest. She could continue for the next month but I don't know. My only similar experience with that was a broody Silkie chicken who sat on "invisible eggs" (there were none) for 2 weeks until I removed her physically and shut the door to the coop/nestbox for about a week straight during the day. Crazy chicken