Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
- May 7, 2010
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Yesterday I topped off the food, filled the water like I always do, and the little boogers went about like they always do.
When I got home however, two hens came sprinting/flying to me. My dominant hen, a RIR actually came right up to me and squatted, silly girl. I picked her up, tussled her comb and patted her back and put her in the coop after a few bites of scratch.
I had to kill the rooster, and I'm wondering if this is anxiety or they're accepting me as the leader of the flock?
When I got home however, two hens came sprinting/flying to me. My dominant hen, a RIR actually came right up to me and squatted, silly girl. I picked her up, tussled her comb and patted her back and put her in the coop after a few bites of scratch.
I had to kill the rooster, and I'm wondering if this is anxiety or they're accepting me as the leader of the flock?
