I have had 2 hens go broody on me this Summer. The first one is my "Hen friend". She is content to be near me as long as I;m scratching up worms and bugs for her. She hatched out 6 chicks a month ago. My other broody is one of my biters. I gave her a set of eggs a couple of times only to find her on another nest box later in the day. So she finally got banished to the shed with a box of straw, food, water, and 8 fertile eggs. This last week 5 eggs hatched and she is now a very mild mannered momma hen with 5 little chicks underfoot. This evening she'll get to take them out and go into the run with the flock.
