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Quote: Maybe, maybe not. Didn't chickens originally come from more tropical climes where the seasons aren't defined in terms of spring, summer, fall, and winter? Spring and summer being the only seasons. Isn't broodiness one of the things that was bred out? If so then wouldn't broodiness...

Quote: I wasn't trying to be funny, I was just wanting to know what your point was.

Quote: OK. Then I'm wondering what the point of your previous post is. The OP asked about hens and chicks.

Hens go broody when they go broody, not always in the spring. I've broody hens more in summer than in spring. I had a hen go broody with one egg in the fall. I have an unheated coop and the hen and chick are doing fine. The chick is about 6 weeks old and I'm getting low temperatures between...