I, too, have a broody hen. My first. I am really bummed because we had to "dispatch" our very aggressive but beautiful rooster a few weeks ago so I know none of the eggs are fertile. My husband asked me tonight if we could buy fertile eggs and put under her and would they hatch. Will they...
My original 3 hens were/are Salad, Teriyaki and Kiev. Unfortunately, Salad fell prey to a hawk (a whole 'nother thread!).
My new 4 baby hens are named after food colors, since it is Easter Egg time! Red=Rhoda; Blue=Beulah; Yellow= Yahtzee; Green=Georgia
...and my front porch is covered in poop!
About 2.5 months ago, one of our 2 hens started roosting on the front porch at night. Within 3-4 days, both hens and the rooster were on the porch. At first, we thought something may have scared them in their coop (maybe a snake), but our neighbor...