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How likely that non layer would go broody? FALSE ALARM

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Lydia, my Buff Sussex, has been popping into the nest box (and out again) for a couple of days. She hasn't laid yet, but her comb has recently started to grow so I guess it could be soon.

 

Yesterday, I found her attacking the dummy egg that lives in the nest box, and I was a little worried that she might turn out to be an egg eater,

 

Today, Delilah laid her egg and came and announced it (very long and loud) to the world. I was in bed at the time, and I leapt out of bed thinking we'd been foxed. Realsing it was the "Lo, I have laid an egge" call, I went and had my shower etc.

 

Half an hour later I came down, and Lydia wasn't in the Run. Feraring that she might be in the nest box destroying Delilah's egg, I went and had a look, She was just sirtting in the nest box. Hmm.

 

I left her for a while, thinking that she might actually be comtemplating laying. Delilalh sometimes takes half an hour, so I have Lydia 45 minutes and went out again. She was still sitting int he nest box, on the dummy egg and Delilah's egg.

 

I put my hand under her to retrieve Delilah's egg, came inside worrying that she might be going broody, and started typing this post.

 

So. Do non-layers go broody?

 

EDITED TO ADD: OMG! She's laid an egg! A tiny one (for such a huge bird). Which means that the egg the other day that I thought was Scarlett's was probably hers!

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