I was just reading about Vikings and wool. Heck of a lot of work with the sheep they had.So much work. I'm so used to leisure time I guess.
My poultry seems to eat all the molting feathers that the rodents and wild birds don't line nests with. A job just keeping up with collecting feathers.
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/no-wool-no-vikings/
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 