The siblings in a birds nest are called a brood, and when a bird sits on her nest it is called brooding.
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Yes you can use brood as a verb to talk about birds incubating their eggs. But I think that is not common most people talk about birds sitting on eggs not brooding on eggs.
A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges., A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls., To brood; to incubate., A pantry.
Tagalog Translation of BROOD: angkan
The collective nouns for young birds are:a brood of chicksa clutch of chicks
Brood can mean: * The young of an animal who exist in the same space. Ex: The Bird's Brood (the birds hatchlings as a whole) * To Worry About Sometihng * To sit on eggs
The collective nouns for young birds are:a brood of chicksa clutch of chicks
The noun 'brood' is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a group of birds or animals born at the same time; or an informal word for the children in one family. The noun 'brood' is a standard collective noun for 'a brood of chickens'. The word 'brood' is also a verb and an adjective.
A clutch or brood. The hen has a large clutch of chickens
3-5 eggs with 2-4 broods
A brood of pheasants is commonly referred to as a "covey." This term is used to describe a small group of birds, particularly when they are gathered together. Coveys can vary in size and are often seen during the breeding season or when the birds are foraging for food.