tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post3716222273659815533..comments2023-09-05T21:33:40.537+08:00Comments on Barb'sBackyard: Chicken Update.Barb.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-64993612021879664522010-12-07T18:37:30.207+08:002010-12-07T18:37:30.207+08:00Okay, we call it "broody" when a hen wan...Okay, we call it "broody" when a hen wants to hatch chicks and keeps trying to set. Yes, 'set' is correct in the sense that a hens sets a nest of eggs in order to hatch them.From USA!Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-1174478153039054052010-12-07T18:30:07.168+08:002010-12-07T18:30:07.168+08:00Cluckies? What do you mean? I really want hens wit...Cluckies? What do you mean? I really want hens with chicks, but will not have a rooster to terrify me and annoy close neighbors. All the sharing of babies and mothers is soooo cute. I wanted four hens.I bought 10 chicks because I heard half would be roosters. Nope! I had 8 hens and only two roosters. I gave a rooster and two hens to two different women. Mine are Rhode Island Reds.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com