How do you know you have a broody?

[buckaroogirl]

Ok, silly question.

I keep reading how people's hens have gone broody. How do you know you have a hen that's "gone broody"?

 

[five is my dog]

when you o to get eggs it will puff up its feathers and squa. it will stay on the nest most of the day. it wont lay eggs either.

 

[buckaroogirl]

I've had a brown hen do that, get aggressive when I go to get eggs but the next day she's out with the rest of the flock. Hmmm maybe she's confused. Lol
They don't need a rooster in order to be broody correct? ( unless I want fertile eggs obviously)

 

[buckaroogirl]

The hen in my avatar. But once I let the young chicks out into the coop with the others she started mothering them. Maybe that was the problem

 

[five is my dog]

I've had a brown hen do that, get aggressive when I go to get eggs but the next day she's out with the rest of the flock. Hmmm maybe she's confused. Lol
They don't need a rooster in order to be broody correct? ( unless I want fertile eggs obviously)

no they go broody without a roo too