Backyard Chickens & Coturnix Quail: Incubating Hatching Eggs and Chicken Breeding

Broody Chickens : Care, feed and breaking them

June 11, 2026·38 min
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send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Broody hens are a natural part of chicken keeping, but they can be confusing and frustrating if you don't understand what's happening. In this episode of the Poultry Nerds Podcast, Jennifer Bryant and Carey Blackmon take a deep dive into broodiness—what causes it, how to recognize it, and what poultry keepers should do when a hen decides it's time to hatch chicks. You'll learn about the hormonal changes that drive broody ...

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