The term broody might not be an everyday word used in the average person’s vocabulary, but for anyone who owns chickens it is a well-known poultry tendency. Broodiness is a behavior a hen can exhibit ...

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A focus on hen welfare and technological innovation helped a 200-hen diversification grow into a business producing and packing eggs from 2 million chickens via a network of suppliers. David and Helen ...