Chickens are some of the most popular animals to keep, whether you’ve got a small holding, a farm, or just a large garden.

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 ...

The hen was certainly giving her owner some serious attitude. In the video that the woman (who goes by the Zoo House online) shows, the Rhode Island Red was screeching the second her owner opened ...

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 ...

Keeping a flock of your own chickens can be a fun and rewarding hobby, and one of my favorite breeds of chicken are Buff ...

Broodiness (naglilimlim), a native hen’s characteristic, limits egg production. After laying a clutch of 10 to 12 eggs, native hens develop and show broody behavior, indicating readiness to ...

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 ...

How to tell when or if your hen is about to go broody, based on early tell-tale signs.

Hatching your own chicks with a broody hen is an adventure that combines the wonders of nature with the charm of traditional farming.

A WOMAN has been reunited with the broody hen she lost when it made a nest in a tractor which she then sold.