Hen protects her chicks from a fierce animal

The Story of a Forgotten Hen at a Walmart Egg Supplier

Yes, that’s six broody hens in this pen. That doesn’t include the other six spread out in different groups. 🤦‍♀️ If you’ve ever owned chickens, you’ve probably encountered a broody hen. For those who are unfamiliar, a broody hen is one that has decided to sit on a clutch of eggs to hatch them. It’s a natural instinct, but occasionally it can go a little overboard. Broody hens are like the overly committed moms of the chicken world. They will sit on those eggs for weeks, barely leaving the nest

This is how rescue hen Zailey tells us she's ready to lay an egg. Chickens are so smart! | The Gentle Barn

Look at her body 😔 "Egg laying hens" suffer such horrific lives. 🐔💔 "Battery hens" spend their entire lives crammed in these cages like you see in this video. Never feeling comfort, wire mesh and faces beneath their feet. Distressed birds furiously peck at each other, sometimes resorting to cannibalism. It's an unimaginably bleak environment. 😖 Naturally, hens would only lay 10-15 eggs a year, not 300 plus. We forced this on them too, through selective breeding. This is extremely taxing on t

Hen lays her first egg 🐓