The term broody might not be an everyday word used in the average person’s vocabulary, but for anyone who owns chickens it is a well-known poultry tendency. Broodiness is a behavior a hen can exhibit ...

A hen's eggs may be fertilized or unfertilized when you keep chickens. A broody hen is a term given to a dedicated mother bird that has begun to sit on and incubate the eggs day and night, leaving ...

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We all know the typical broody signs – hen sitting puffed up on the nest, flattened like a pancake to cover all the eggs, refusing to come off and nipping at any intrusive hand with an ominous cluck.

If you are looking to place newly hatched chicks with a hen, you could save yourself some work and give them a more natural experience. Introducing chicks to a broody hen requires some guidance but ...

I am a poultry farmer in Kitengela and I noticed something unique my neighbour also a poultry farmer, was doing. Recently he had a broody chicken that had sat on eggs for the entire 21 days of ...