Broody hen

How and why to break a broody hen (this really works!) There are a few different tricks you can try to stop a broody hen. Here are the ones that work for me...

How do you handle broody hen season? What is a broody and how do you know you have one? The spring weather brings on the urge to set on eggs and hatch out

A broody hen is an ideal way to hatch eggs and raise baby chicks naturally. The broody hen will do all the work for you, and her success rate will be higher than yours. Use these tips to help a broody hen hatch eggs the next time you want to increase your flock of backyard chickens.

Throughout the ages, poultry keepers who have raised chickens primarily for eggs have culled persistently broody hens. Among the non-setters or infrequent setters, here are 10 of the least broody chicken breeds.

Broody hens will stop laying eggs, so you need to be prepared for this if it happens in your flock. Some breeds are more likely to brood than others; we’ll tell you what they are here.

Broody hens will help you expand your flock, but they have special needs. We tell you which breeds make good broodies, how they act, and all the problems you will encounter.

How to break a broody hen humanely begins with knowing the signs of a broody chicken and other poultry breeds. Know the cues to prevent unwanted hatchings.

If you want to naturally expand the size of your flock, you'll want broody hens. We will tell you about the best broody breeds right here.

Let’s discuss a few easy ways to break a broody hen and get her back to being productive.

A hen is the ultimate top choice in incubation and rearing of chicks, so why do many people choose to not have broody hens around?