Broody hens are known for their determination, but Mercedes's Ayam Cemani hen is getting especially creative with her efforts to hatch something. When a hen goes broody, she'll often sit on anything ...

Broody hens are known for their determination, but Mercedes's Ayam Cemani hen is getting especially creative with her efforts to hatch something. When a hen goes broody, she'll often sit on anything ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “as happy as a pig in poop,” but what about a hen on poop? Is she happy or just very, very broody? In this totally hilarious video, a particularly maternal chicken defends ...

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 ...

Egg incubators, such as this Brinsea countertop model, offer another way to hatch chicken eggs if you don't have a broody hen. Now, on to working with broody hens. What follows is an adaptation from ...

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 from ...

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 ...