Tag Archives: broody hens
Mother’s Day Brunch
After about 25 years in restaurants, I can safely say that Mother’s Day brunch is the worst possible shift the industry has to offer. It is stressful for a number of reasons, but mainly because EVERYONE thinks that THEIR mother … Continue reading
Chicks and Tractors
Chick hatching season is upon us and, so far, we’ve got 11 new chicks bopping around the farm. All the hens seem to go broody within weeks of one another, so we tend to see a sudden drop off in egg … Continue reading
The Trouble with Hatching
This was an extraordinarily broody year on applewood farm. At least nine of our hens went broody over the summer, resulting in a population explosion in the chicken coops. We went from having around 24 chickens in early spring to … Continue reading
Ripe for Renewal
Growing up, I had two brothers and three first cousins with whom we were very close. The six of us didn’t see one another very often, but when we did get together, it was fun and familiar and the connections … Continue reading
Girls’ Night Out
We are still in a chick-hatching place at applewood farm these days. Our egg numbers have been down for about a month due to Excessive Broodiness. Six of our hens have gone broody thus far: one hatched two chicks, one hatched … Continue reading
The Things We Do for Eggs
Molly, the Broody Hen, continues to sit on nothing for 23+ hours a day and something’s gotta give. Because she and another hen (one of the Marans) have taken up the two “best” nesting boxes for their broody behavior, the … Continue reading
The Broody Hens Are Ruining It for Everybody
So, the broody hens are ruining it for everybody. Our Bantam Splash Cochin, Molly, had been diligently sitting three eggs (which, for the record, were not hers) for a couple of weeks. Rather than do this in the coop, she … Continue reading
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