Most farmers have bred brookiness out of the commercial strains. A couple of our hens like love to go broody. They will sit on anything. There's some very funny videos of people with like a hen that was trying to be broody on like a light bulb or other written subjects. Their hormones just get switched on and they're like, I wanna sit on things, make them warm. Also, apparently if you leave eggs in a nest box too long, some hens will be like, well, this is just a snack I made with my butt and they'll eat them.
We’re back for Part 2! If you missed Part 1, start there for the chicken basics and then come back for the weird stuff like chickens eating chickens, why chickens bother laying unfertilized eggs, rooster gossip, fairy eggs, nest abominations, bird grief, beak accessories, soft burbling chicken sounds, spicy chicken feed, safe corners of the internet, multicolored eggs and the big questions: SHOULD YOU GET A CHICKEN OR WHAT. We help you decide.
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