replacing eggs with fake ones ?

[emmaellis111]

I have 3 light Sussex 2 hens and a cockerel. They are 6 months and everytime she lays an egg she sits on it for about an hour and I wondered if she's broody she hisses at me when I look in the coop, she does get off the egg for a feed and ect. If she is broody Would she sit on a fake egg.? Because I don't want loads of chicks. And how many eggs do they lay before they sit fall time many thanks

 

[Happy Chooks]

Some hens just don't like you grabbing eggs from under them. If she were broody, she would not be laying eggs and she would be on the nest at night.

 

[junebuggena]

I have two girls that do the exact same thing. After laying their egg they like to hang out in the nest box a 'play' broody. One has sat for over 3 hours. Don't worry. It's normal. And it's not enough to get the eggs to start developing. Come springtime, she might make a good broody hen. Right now, she's a bit young for going full blown broody.

 

[aart]

Have several that sit for awhile after laying...have also seen them just lounging in the nests from time to time, before and after laying not always same nest.