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 ...

Join us for a day on our self-sufficient homestead! This video follows a typical daily routine with gardening, farm animals, and delicious cooking. Discover the unique nesting habits of one black hen, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...