One day she’s clucking around the yard, laying eggs like a champ The next day she’s parked in the nest box, glaring at you like you just tried to steal her firstborn Welcome to the world of the broody hen—where logic goes out the window, hormones run the show, and your egg supply takes a nosedive

What “Broody” Really Means

In chicken terms, broody = mom mode Your hen has decided her life’s calling is to sit on eggs until they magically hatch, whether those eggs are fertile or not (Spoiler alert: the unfertilized ones will never become chicks Sorry, girl)

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