Broody Chuck? Help Please!

Hey everyone,

After having a prolapse at the weekend, and a trip to the vets, the last thing I would have thought Patsy would be doing is going broody.
But she has started sitting in the nesting boxes and makes lots of noise when I move her. And when I came out to check on them yesterday afternoon, she was sat on some eggs my other ladies have laid. Is this definitely Broody behavior? If so how long would it last for, and how do I stop her going broody? Would it be optimistic for me to buy some fertilized eggs for her to fulfill her instinct?

So many questions! xx

Unfortunately we don't have a separate place for eggs unless I blocked off the nesting box for chicks and the 'brooder'. I was thinking about possibly bringing Patsy into the house in a separate box for her to perform her 'mothering' duties. would this be sufficient? (i would make sure it was a big one with lots of space.
Luckily, we don't have any cockerals to worry about too!

Will the eggs get too cold if i take her out? I'm a real novice when it comes to hatching chicks I'm afraid!

Well we have a spare room that me and the OH would be happy to use to keep them in the house while the brooding goes on!

My broody hatched eggs in tje main coop with the flock chicks are doing great.thry have started to mingle with the adults under moms protective eye. mom does a fantastic job of defending them. i left my broody alone wilst she was on the nest and quite frequently u could see her sneak down for food and water people think that they dont eat they do just not when u aree around

You could go for a auto sexing breed like the Welsummer or Marran or a sex linked breed so that you know how many male birds you have at day old.  This give you the option of rearing or dispatching unwanted males.  The alternative is to go for a breed like the Light Sussex which can be a layer or meat bird.