I've had 2 over the years that plucked their chest. Both were Black Australorps,not related to each other. One was ten or twelve years ago and the other one is sitting on seven eggs right now.
I had two hens go broody last Friday, I let my granddaughter give them each 8 eggs. Of course the new coop I built last summer specifically for broody hens has 40 2 week old chicks in it. Dang chicken math anyway.
I wish I had a broody right now. My 6 year old granddaughter was in charge of broody hens and chicks last year. She's positive every hen she sees in a nest box is broody! LOL. I have to admit I'm getting a little anxious myself.
Last year my wife went away for the weekend. I put an addition on one of the coops, I'm not sure if she's even noticed it yet. She's not really in to the whole chicken thing. LOL
She's over the whole hen being broody for now. I was just surprised that she figured out the hen was broody all on her own.(only being 6)
She was in charge of the broody hens last summer. She's addicted to hatching chicks.
I have a hen that just went broody, I didn't get her in the breaking box before my 6 year old granddaughter figured out she was broody, boy did I have one mad little girl on my hands when I told her it's to cold in Iowa to let her hatch chicks right now. She's giving me the stink eye as Im...