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    Can you make a chicken go broody?

    Typically, hens will not go broody in the fall and winter. There isn't enough daylight hours for production to be consistent. Some breeds tend to be very broody, others have had it bred out of them almost completely. It's thought that most hens go broody in the early spring due to the change in...
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    Can you make a chicken go broody?

    Fertile eggs start to loose their viability after a week or so, so don't get any fertile eggs until she is good and broody. When she does go broody, she will not leave the nest for more than a half hour at a time, and it will only be to eat, drink, and poo. She won't even leave the nest to...
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    Can you make a chicken go broody?

    You can not induce broodiness. It is controlled by hormones, and there is nothing that can be done to trigger it. Some breeds are very prone to going broody, other breeds will never go broody. Leaving a bunch of eggs in the nest might encourage a broody-prone hen to brood in that spot, but it...
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