Broodiness

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This is a Red laying an egg. She gets in, lays an egg and then leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is a broody Leghorn. She does not leave this nesting box. She is filthy dirty, her comb is  flopped over her eye, she has stopped producing eggs and we have to physically lift her out of here to eat or drink. Once she is out she puffs herself up real big, makes weird noises and tries to run right back in. I try to wait around to watch her eat and drink. She is completely broody, only wants to lay on an egg and become a mother. Just the other day we lifted her up and she was laying on 5 brown eggs! She lays white eggs! We are constantly going into the coop to take the eggs and kick her out of her box. We are hoping this stops soon and we don’t have to put her in a separate area so she has no contact with any eggs.

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"Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they are going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances and have fun. And no matter what, never stop doing your own thing." -Asher Roth

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