What does "broady" mean? (my intro, too)

[ruralTexas]

(1) I am new to chickens and plan to get my first-ever laying hens ASAP.

(2) I found out about BackYardChickens.com through Google.com.

(3) My other hobbies include fishing, birding, and creative writing (I'm a semi-retired English Language Aarts teacher).

(4) I've been married almost 30 years to another semi-retired ELA teacher, have four children and five grandchildren, no pets, and never lived outside a city until I moved to rural Walker County, Texas in April 2015.

(5) I have a question: some sellers of chickens on Craigslist refer to "broady" chickens. Searches on Google.com provided no definition of that term. What's it mean, y'all?

 

[N F C]

Welcome to BYC!

The sellers are most likely referring to "broody" and are misspelling it. When a hen is being broody she is inclined to sit on a nest of eggs to hatch them. Some breeds of chickens are more likely to be broody than others (example: Cochins are more inclined to broodiness than Leghorns).

Hope that helps a bit. There are a lot of posts about this subject on BYC, try typing it in the Search box at the top left of your screen. There are some interesting behaviors associated with broodiness, how to break a broody, etc.

Nice to have you join us!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

NorthFLChick X2 They are referring to Broody chickens....ones that want to set on a clutch of eggs and hatch them. Broody can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on why you keep chickens. If you only want hens, their eggs and as pets, broodies can be annoying. LOL They stop laying, hog up the nest boxes and set on nothing. If you have a rooster however and want fertile eggs and chicks, broodies are a blessing!

Make yourself at home here and we do welcome you to our flock!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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[nj2wv]

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[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the Backyard Chickens flock , so glad you joined us

 

[Kelsie2290]

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