Is this pre broody behavior?

[Firsttimehens1234]

Hi ever I have a hen who is a little over a year old. For the past few days I have noticed a change in her egg laying behavior.

To start she now lays in the nesting boxes with the other hens and not on the floor like she used to do.
For the past couple of days she has been laying in the boxes for a couple hours each day and her chest around her crop and a little on her belly is plucked. You can see the bear spots when you look at her but when you open her feathers you can see it.

The other day she just layed in the nest without laying any eggs and each time she lays there after she is gone if the nest every egg is warm and when my other hens lay it’s only the fresh egg that’s warm.
Today she also pecked at me and moved nesting boxes to where I moved the eggs and she tucked the eggs under her and kept a close eye on me all the time. She did allow me to touch her and made a little noice when I did but not the broody noice I have heard on other videos of broody hen.
Is she on her way on getting broody?

 

[fluffycrow]

I think she might be

 

[phoebusartemis]

She is most likely about to start brooding. If that's the case, it also sounds like you may have fertilised eggs! Good luck hatching if you want baby chicks!!