Broody hens do lay eggs. They actually lay one [1] egg every day or two.
No. When a hen is sitting on eggs or going "broody" she stops producing eggs because she cannot sit on anymore. This is why; to most farmers; broody hens are undesirable.
Yes, chickens will continue to lay, even if there are other eggs in the box.
Untill they hatch.
Yes.
A hen who wants nothing more out of life than to set on her (or other hens) eggs is called a "broody hen," and the behavior is called, being "broody".
A broody chicken is when a hen decides to sit on her eggs... even if there is no rooster around, and even if the eggs belong to a bunch of random chickens on the flock... they will just sit on the eggs hoping to hatch them out, i guess.
No. A broody hen is a broody hen and will sit on golf balls once the urge to nest takes her. Hens do not instinctively know if the eggs they are brooding are fertile or not. Hens in a chicken coop without a rooster among the flock will still go broody.
If the hen has eggs, she is trying to protect them.
A broody hen is the term used when a hen is ready to sit on and hatch eggs, or is already sitting on eggs or has chicks. Basically, a hen in a 'mothering mood'. You can tell she's broody by the deep clucks she makes, her fluffing up her feathers and possibly squawking when anyone (including the rooster) comes near, desire to sit on eggs, and of course, if she already has chicks.
It is always preferable to use a broody hen. Hens don't care where the eggs came from, once they go broody, they will sit on a golf ball. You can put eggs from other birds under the hen. When a brood hen is unavailable then an artificial incubator is the next best thing. Incubators are available from all feed and grain supply stores and on-line for under $100.
She would happily hatch them out! I know of someone who hatched out ducks under a broody hen. They hatched out healthy but the mother hen was just a little surprised when her 'chicks' began to swim! :-)
yes they will my hen was sitting on eggs of hers that wernt fertilised. So i bought some eggs from a animal park and swaped the eggs over. They hatched out. Though she never realised they were a compleat differant bread than her. Hope this helps =)
Pick her up. You could wear gloves, some hens are possessive about their eggs. If the hen is broody and you don't want her to sit on the eggs put her in a cage or somewhere by herself. A hen house that has a section that can be closed off from other hens is a good idea.
If a duck is broody, it will lay on a 'nest' and make peculiar growling sounds when anyoneapproaches and she may become fairly aggressive.
Hens will not sit on eggs unless they are "broody" - which is when they are actively attempting to incubate a nest. Hens will not just sit on every egg they lay.
The broody hen does not know that her eggs are fertilized. Broody hens will sit on an unfertilized egg for months if allowed. They will even sit on golf balls. Most farms remove any eggs that have not hatched after 30 days if the hen insists on remaining on the eggs.