Broody or Not; That is the Question!

A broody hen is cause for excitement on our little homestead. We recently acquired a beautiful rooster with the hopes of keeping our flock going. Not really wanting to add to the flock just yet, we decided to let nature take its course and down the road invest in an incubator. 

Imagine our delight, to go out to the coop one morning and see a girl sitting there on eggs. She was hollering and squawking at anyone who dared approach her. Carefully we checked and sure enough, six eggs were under her. She made sure to let us know how she felt about being disturbed. So we let her sit. We could hear her all day long as we were working on the goat area. 

I got to thinking about how to put food there for her, when the babies could hatch, and what they would look like. So you can imagine my disappointment while going to gather the rest of the eggs later and there she was, pecking and clucking in the yard with the others. Sure enough, her post had been abandoned. No baby chicks this time around!

I guess she got bored and hopped on down to join the others.