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Thank you so much! I didn't know about hens building up a layer of fat, but that makes sense. I'm glad to know she is taking breaks, even though I'm not there to see it. I've been concerned. Of course, I should know that Mother Nature has already worked all of these details out! I was very...

Okay, so this may be a really dumb question, but I can't help myself. She's my first broody hen. I'm going to go get two eggs with embryos for Fiona to sit on. I'm thinking that only sitting for 7 days will be a lot easier on her than 21. Does that sound right? During the week she's...

Thank you all so much! I'm very grateful for the help & wisdom. We are still deciding what to do with Fiona's broody self, but I will keep you posted! :)

I've got a broody hen & we are thinking of getting her some fertilized eggs to sit on & hatch. Embrace nature, right? But when we added chicks to the flock last time, the girls were mean, mean, mean! It took months to integrate them just enough so they'd let the younger hens in the coop at...