[compostqueen]

Well strange to me but I dare someone on here will know the answer

My hen is currently picking up pieces of chipped bark and placing them over her shoulder and onto her back

What is she up to?  

[Vember]

nest building most prob Mine do it sometimes when they're laying an egg  

[daz]

lol she's got a chip on her shoulder

[compostqueen]

   

She was inside supposedly laying an egg but she came out so I thought she'd laid but she hadn't. She was out the run doing the funny business with the chipped bark.  Funny things hens  

[Vember]

Could she be going broody ?

[GrannieAnnie]

Sounds like it!

[Aunt Sally]

Oh yes....

Make sure you don't let her stay on the nest for too long, else broody she will be  :shock:

[compostqueen]

She'd been making a racket all morning so I thought she was wanting to lay an egg but couldn't. When she did finally lay it was a big un.  She came back out once she'd laid it cos I was watching her from the Velux  
Hope she aint going broody cos I needs eggs  

[GrannieAnnie]

One of our Goldlines went broody about a month ago, she still sits all day, but we chuck her out everytime we go down to the coop, but this morning, Brian got so fed up with her he chcuked her out onto the lawn with Rosemary, so now she can't get in the coop at all!!!!  

Anyone want a broody chicken?  Brian is threatening her with the stun gun!!!    

[compostqueen]

I'm keeping an eye on her to make sure she's not hogging the nesting box  

She's a lovely hen, getting really quite tame now and affectionate. Bless   Who says hens aren't pets