Broody Hens never want to give those eggs up!
When you have a flock of chickens that you depend on for laying, you probably have the gathering part of your routine down to a science: check the boxes in the morning, check them in the evening, and collect the eggs as you find them.
Simple. But what happens when a hen decides to go broody? Maybe she does not want to give the eggs up, or maybe she decides to hide them from you, only to be found later?
In any case, you are now faced with collecting an egg from beneath a broody hen that has sat on it for some time. Are these eggs…