Weird Behavior!!!!!!

[jaybob54]

I just went out to my barn and amy Buff Oprington Hen was sitting on the nestbox. So I moved the hen out of the
nest and there was NO EGG!!. She's been doing this for the past 2 months. I wonder if I put fertile eggs under her
will she hatch them??? Also my banty hen who was sitting on about 16 eggs for the past 3 weeks pecked me, fluffed her feathers,
And cluked to the Cows come home..

do you guys know why she has been doing these weird behaviors.

Home to 2 cats, 2 dogs, 2 horses and LOT"S of Chicken's

 

[ladybug99]

I have a hen that keeps doing that as well she will sit inthe nesting box all day for a few days and then she leaves for a few days... I wonder if her cycle is off.

I was even thinking of buying a few (more) chicks and put them under her the next time she does this. ..

 

[BooBear]

She is in broody mode. So is the other one by the sounds of it.
Give them some fertile eggs to hatch and they will be in broody happyland.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sounds like she's broody. Is she on the nest at night instead of roosting? If so, either slip her some eggs to hatch or day old chicks to raise.

 

[axion_lotus]

Ahh, there's nothing in the world quite like a broody hen.