I believe one of my girls is broody ... at least I THINK that's the case. About a week or so ago she started sitting on any egg laid in the box, didn't matter if it was hers or not. And she was ALWAYS in the box. She wouldn't want to leave for the other girls to get in and lay so I put in a second box. Well, she takes over any egg laid in the boxes and sits on them making little cooing noises. When I go in to check for eggs it's getting harder and harder to move her from the nest ... at first I could just bump her a little and she'd get up and relinquish any eggs, a few days ago I could literally turn her up on her front end to try to check for eggs. She doesn't want to move and is very "talkative" about it when she IS moved. She does get up and eat and drink but then back in the box she goes. She even sits in the box if there are no eggs, just as if there was.
Now, my question, should I be concerned?
Is it unhealthy for her to be acting this way since she's not hatching eggs?
Also, will she come out of this on her own or do I need to do anything to break her of this?
Now, my question, should I be concerned?
Is it unhealthy for her to be acting this way since she's not hatching eggs?
Also, will she come out of this on her own or do I need to do anything to break her of this?