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 secretive hen scampered through hedges and undergrowth to find a hidden location 500 yards from her coop to lay her eggs. The bantam hen, named Raindrop, spent the past five weeks wandering out of ...

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, decided she wanted a family of ...

CLUCKING with contentment, Mary the two-year-old hen settles down on her brood tucked under her wings for warmth. But Mary may get a bit of a shock in a couple of weeks time when her 'babies' begin ...

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.

Explore the effectiveness of using a wire cage to stop broody hens. This video delves into the challenges of managing broody ...

Catie Leary writes and curates visual stories about science, animals, the arts, travel, and the natural world. If you can’t get enough omelettes or you want to make a little extra cash selling eggs to ...