Homestead Mama | 
11 29th, 2007| 
All day yesterday we had a young hen (she just started laying last week) refuse to leave her nest. She was carefully making sure those two little eggs she sat on were staying tucked under her.
Last night, however, she got off to eat – then went to the perch rather then back to the nest. Obviously she is not officially broody – but I wonder if she is thinking about it. It would seem very odd to me if she did go broody… we are in the middle of the winter!
On the other hand, it has been nice FINALLY getting some eggs! We first got about 25 chicks in March, but the neighbors dogs got to most of them. Though it was late in the year, we got 25 more in July. It is this batch that just started to lay about a week ago.
I wonder if hens go broody gradually – or they just up and decide one day.
