Hens

We keep some free range organic hens which produce eggs for ourselves, the Bed & Breakfast and some for sale. We always have a glut of eggs in the summer, and just about enough in the winter when we might manage one or two eggs per day.
Egg laying is governed by day length. As the days get longer egg numbers increase, and as they get shorter egg numbers drop.
As the days get longer, hen thoughts also turn to producing chicks and one or two hens will go broody.
When they go broody nothing will get them off their eggs and they can get very defensive. We found this one tucked in tight under the drinker, when I was mucking out the cattle shed. Tractor and loader working in the shed right up to her never disturbed her.

They usually sit absolutely motionless, only getting up very occasionally for a drink etc. They are so motionless that on another photo like this one I used a 3 second shutter speed and the only blurred area is her eyes as she blinked!