I used to have an awesome broody hen. She hatched 3 clutches a year. She was sweet, and would let you pet, feed, and handle her while brooding. She would make quiet coos, to any person. And never leave the nest until her eggs would hatch. We would have to be careful though, cause by the time they hatched she would be very sickly. Even with our feeding and watering, her legs would be very stiff and she would fall alot and cry when she walked for the first day or so. She would quietly take her babies around the farm, and show them off to people. Sadly her and my other 6 Brahma hens disappeared one day. Leaving only my roo and 3 chicks behind. She is greatly missed. Happily one of our BO turned broody yesterday. So we will once again have babies running around. She is much more agressive though. If you get within 10ft of her, she screams, and puffs up. We 'attempted' to check her eggs at night to count. And she bit about 15 times. Oh well, maybe she will come around and chill out. Although I don't think she can ever replace our Brahma Mama. I also have 20 mail order chicks growing, and 25 more on the way april 6th, and a batch of eggs in the bator. So lots of babies yay!
