Yes, it's true.
I have accidentally crushed an egg (fortunately infertile), by picking up a broody to pull her out of the nestbox.
Now I never move a broody without first "picking her pockets" -- reaching up under her wings to remove any eggs she's holding up there in her "armpits".
I have accidentally crushed an egg (fortunately infertile), by picking up a broody to pull her out of the nestbox.
Now I never move a broody without first "picking her pockets" -- reaching up under her wings to remove any eggs she's holding up there in her "armpits".