What doe this mean?

[hairco]

What does broody mean

 

[TOP KNOT]

What does broody mean

Its the way a hen acts like when she is going to set on eggs to hatch. She will puff up her feathers and growl and peck you when you try to move her from her nest. She will walk around making cluck cluck cluck sounds all puffed up. She will take offense to you disturbing her. Its the motherly instinct behavior. I hope I did ok explaining, you will know when you see them do this!!

 

[chickenlver2013]

Its the way a hen acts like when she is going to set on eggs to hatch. She will puff up her feathers and growl and peck you when you try to move her from her nest. She will walk around making cluck cluck cluck sounds all puffed up. She will take offense to you disturbing her. Its the motherly instinct behavior. I hope I did ok explaining, you will know when you see them do this!!

last time my hen was broody she come at me like she was going to flog me. Is that normal?

 

[TOP KNOT]

last time my hen was broody she come at me like she was going to flog me. Is that normal?

I would say yes. I have a broody muscovy duck now. She comes out morning and night to eat and drink. Look out chickens if they come near her!! She puts her head down and runs after them!! She was hanging off the roosters tail feathers one night! He got the point!! They protect their nest and babies. She hasn't hatched yet, two more weeks.

 

[chickenlver2013]

I would say yes. I have a broody muscovy duck now. She comes out morning and night to eat and drink. Look out chickens if they come near her!! She puts her head down and runs after them!!  She was hanging off the roosters tail feathers one night! He got the point!! They protect their nest and babies. She hasn't hatched yet, two more weeks.

my muscovy did that. She died not to long ago. She was killed sometime during the night.

 

[casportpony]

last time my hen was broody she come at me like she was going to flog me. Is that normal?

Some do, some don't... My two Cochins are very sweet and don't mind me near their nests.

-Kathy

 

[hairco]

OK I remember my mom saying that is a setting hen and she will flog u when she is setting Thanks.

 

[TOP KNOT]

my muscovy did that. She died not to long ago. She was killed sometime during the night.

Sorry to here that, Mine have a guard horse. He runs out the bad guys!

 

[chickenlver2013]

Sorry to here that, Mine have a guard horse. He runs out the bad guys!

I need a guard something. Any I ideas? I don't have enough room for pigs horses goats and l cows. What about a guinea?

 

[TOP KNOT]

I need a guard something. Any I ideas? I don't have enough room for pigs horses goats and l cows. What about a guinea?

a 22 rifle and a trap.