Is it bad to pet a hen in the nest box?

[LoveDatChickenLife]

I never really thought about till now. I always pet them in the box. They would give quite chirps and I would give them a piece of grass. I only have a couple hens so I know how each of them act. But one of them today seemed stiff, wasn’t giving the nice quiet chips, and wouldn’t eat the grass... am I not supposed to pet her? She didn’t have any eggs... just sitting on nothing... she didn’t peck me either.

 

[LoveDatChickenLife]

I never really thought about till now. I always pet them in the box. They would give quite chirps and I would give them a piece of grass. I only have a couple hens so I know how each of them act. But one of them today seemed stiff, wasn’t giving the nice quiet chips, and wouldn’t eat the grass... am I not supposed to pet her? She didn’t have any eggs... just sitting on nothing... she didn’t peck me either.

My sister helped me, she said that my hen was probably just about to lay an egg. She was right! I then found an egg under her, and we were both satisfied.