A “broody hen” is a hen that wants to incubate and hatch eggs. Broody hens will find a comfortable place (usually a small safe space like a nesting box) to lay their eggs (or “clutch” in chicken terms). They will then sit on their eggs and refuse to get up. Even if it’s 100 degrees, even if you try to bribe them with treats, and even if you physically remove them. Their instincts take them right back to their babies. Pretty amazing right? Chickens usually stay broody for about 3 weeks, which is

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What if a broody hen stops sitting on eggs? When you first move a broody hen to a new spot for her to sit on eggs, she may take some time to settle in. If she's truly broody, eventually she usually will resume sitting on the new eggs you've given her...but what if she doesn't settle in or if she stops sitting on the eggs consistently? Well there isn't much to do but let her out. 😂 If you've got more hens that are exhibiting broody behaviors, just grab some new eggs & set the new hen in your pre