If you are looking to place newly hatched chicks with a hen, you could save yourself some work and give them a more natural experience. Introducing chicks to a broody hen requires some guidance but ...

Hatching your own chicks with a broody hen is an adventure that combines the wonders of nature with the charm of traditional farming. My year/old Easter Egger, Peach, decided she wanted a family of ...

"Now here's the hen," my grandmother spoke to my father with obvious pride, "and if you take care of her, she'll soon give you chicks." But instead of handing him a chicken, she gave him what looked ...