Is my chicken Broody?

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Is my silkie broody? She has been pulling out a a few of her feathers and putting them in the nesting box for the past couple days. Today she has started going in the nesting box and no coming out. If I try to pet her for to long she tries to peck me. I gave her a store bought egg to see what she would do, within 10 minutes the egg was up under her. Is she broody?

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

New update. She laid another egg!!! She in now laying on it also.

 

[junebuggena]

New update. She laid another egg!!! She in now laying on it also.

If she's still producing eggs, she's not fully broody yet.

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Ok thanks

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Ok well nevermind. She has snapped out of it. She laid a beautiful egg though. I can't wait to eat it

 

[junebuggena]

Sometimes girls just like to spend more time on the nest while laying than others. I've got one that sits for 2 hours prior to laying and then sits for another hour or so after laying.

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

That sounds about right for her I was thinking, man I don't think it's time for her to go broody. She just started laying about a week ago.