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I just stumbled onto an article about global warming and the early hatching of eggs in wild bird clutches. It appears it is possible for extreme ambient temperatures to trigger embryo development. There are consequences for this. As we know, our broody hens start sitting their eggs once they've...

Let's look at this question logically. The purpose of a broody hen is to sit on eggs and keep them at a nearly constant temperature around 100F. Just as her body insulates the eggs against cold air, so will her body insulate the eggs against hot air and the eggs getting too warm. I see no...