**How to tell if a hen is broody...**

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LOL! Mine are 6 weeks old today! I hadn't taken photos in a few days, so I went outside for a photo shoot. It's hard to get them all in one shot that's not just chicken butt pictures! LOL

 
I just noticed your handle. I'm excited because I'm going to be getting some silkies this weekend!!!!

and you want to see intense.. this is one of the shots I got of Opal this afternoon LOL!: Giving me the stink eye for taking her picture!

 
I have a question about my chicken now too! Haha. When I go to pet/pick her up she sorta perks up and stands straight up. And then she will make a cooing noise like: co co co. Like repeatedly. Do you think she is broody??
 
I have a RIR that's sitting a clutch of twelve eggs and she refuses to move and when I tried to get her eggs she puffed up and pecked me
 
scratch'n'peck said:
I suppose you could watch her a could of days. I had one hen recently who acted broody for just a few days and another has been in the nest box every time I check on them for a few weeks despite the fact that I keep taking the eggs away. I take her off her nest to make sure that she eats and drinks. I place her on the ground and she sits there for a moment all fluffy puffy. then she gets her food and water, and within 10 minutes she is usually back on her nest.
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That happens to two of my chickens too. They will try to peck me if I pick them up and will coo softly. Are they broody?
 

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