A broody hen may even pull out her own feathers to improve her nest. This is my hen, Charlene, when she went broody in fall of 2023. (Journal video by Lacey Vilhauer.) ...

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 ...

Chickens can be a touch on the stubborn side. But have you ever seen a chicken unleash her inner mama bear? That's exactly what happened with one Rhode Island Red when her owner came back home ...

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

Broody hens pluck out their feathers to ensure close contact with the eggs and increase warmth and moisture. If your hen has picked her belly feathers, it’s almost certain she’s preparing to ...

Introducing Chicks To A Broody Hen 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.

Hatching your own chicks with a broody hen is an adventure that combines the wonders of nature with the charm of traditional farming. My year/old Easter Egger, Peach, ...

A hen’s broody hormones usually set in during the late spring and summer months when the long daylight hours naturally encourage them. An old wives tale is that hens will be encouraged to go broody ...

Earn more out of your native chicken. How? When you observe broodiness in your fowls, break the behavior right away so that they will lay more eggs. Broodiness (naglilimlim), a native hen’s ...