| 1. What is a broody hen?
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A broody hen is a hen who is trying to hatch out eggs by sitting on them all
day and all night, only taking breaks once a day to eat, drink, and
defecate.
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| 3. Which is better, natural or artificial incubation?
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The advantages of natural incubation (i.e. a broody hen) are that the hen
does all the work for you and she will probably hatch out a high percentage
of the eggs. The disadvantages are that you can only fit a certain amount of
eggs under a broody hen, you can never tell when a hen will go broody, and
you can't be sure her chicks will be tame.
The advantages of artificial incubation (i.e. an incubator) are that you can
incubate a large number of eggs, you can incubate whenever you want, and
since you will be raising the chicks yourself, you can make sure to tame
them. The disadvantages of artificial incubation are that it takes effort
and worry on your part, the percentage of eggs that hatch will probably be
lower than natural incubation, and you will inevitably have problems with
temperature and humidity that could damage the chicks.
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