sometimes if they crack open they will get curious and taste it and frankly it tastes good to they then they will deliberately crack open eggs and eat them.
There is no such thing as a "boy hen". Hens are female chickens.
chickens , hens , and rosters
Hens lay eggs, the ones you eat.
a hen house is where the hens produce table eggs.
ducks
Yes, only the hen sits on eggs.
Every single breed of hen (even mix) will sit on their eggs when they feel like they want chickens. One of the hens that brood alot are brahma hens.
If the hen eats broken or leaking eggs that is OK but if she is breaking open and eating eggs she should be culled from the flock. This behavior can spread to the rest of the flock and cause major problems. Once the hens recognize the eggs as a sourse of food they will continue, leaving you with no eggs and if you breed hens, with no viable stock for the following spring.
all hens lay eggsregardlessof anything also what is a "sangria" hen?
Without eggs we cannot get hens.....without hens we cannot get eggs!
Hens lay eggs. Thus, obviously female.
Pick her up. You could wear gloves, some hens are possessive about their eggs. If the hen is broody and you don't want her to sit on the eggs put her in a cage or somewhere by herself. A hen house that has a section that can be closed off from other hens is a good idea.