Tom, I've thought about trying to line up fertile eggs - perhaps I can swing a 2-for-1 trade for non-fertile eggs. Last season, I had 3 hens go broody about the same time. I think I'll post a notice at my feed store. Or I could try another rooster, they are always on the 'free' board. I gave away a male duck to a woman who lives close by, and at that time she also had a rooster but no hens. She was planning to either try to find some hens or get chicks this spring. Maybe I could borrow her roo for a month or so.
How can you tell which hens are laying and which ones are just freeloading?
