You are not a bad person for taking her eggs. A broody will happily set on golf balls or even an empty nest. The problem is, if you don't break her, she can lose weight and condition and even die. You certainly don't want her to set broody till spring. A couple of options are to try giving her some day-olds and see if she will adopt them. Or you can try cooling her off and see if you can break her of her broodiness for a while. Often broody hens repeat the cycle and she may come broody again in the spring.My Gold Comet went broody again. I had to take her eggs. I feel like a bad person
She wasnt growling at me so maybe she wasn't fully commited yet?
I also don't want to fully break her, I'd like to hatch a few more in spring.