It depends on how old the hen is.
Brood means to worry. It originally referred to the behaviour of hens sitting on hens to make them hatch. The behaviour of the hens at this time became "broody"--worried.
Maybe. :)
on sitting on them Hens on a farm lay eggs into straw and the hens sit on the eggs until they hatch. Hens in large chicken farms do get to have such a luxury. The chickens' eggs are kept under heat until they hatch.
A term rooster is used for the male bird (the hen is a female bird) of certain species . There are chicken roosters and hens, pheasant roosters and hens, turkey roosters and hens etc. Ducks are drakes and hens. Geese are the "Goose and the Gander".
No. A hen can go broody anytime. It is part of the chickens natural cycle and with domestic birds and artificial heat and light sources a hen can and will brood whenever the mood hits. There is no way to induce broodiness and it is sometimes difficult to stop if the hen sets her mind on brooding a clutch of eggs.
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About 21 days. Temperature changes can easily delay hatching.
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It can take 6 to 12 months before Barnevelder hens start to lay eggs. The exact time is different for each hen.
I'll tell you as soon as they've come out, someone told me about 20 days and one of our hens is sitting on her eggs now.
5 weeks :)
when they first start it is because they are missing some chemical in their diet. after they start doing it, it is almost impossible to get them to stop.