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broody hen

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Noun1.broody hen - a domestic hen ready to brood
brood hen, broody, setting hen, sitter
biddy, hen - adult female chicken
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Miss Hissy, the mama cat, has the care of her kittens back and Elenore, the broody hen, is on a nest next door with a clutch of eggs.
Unusual hen house kidnapping by Lynch, Elizabeth Ann / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
The four hens eggs he feasted on turned out to be golf balls left there by the owners to encourage their broody hens to nest.
THE PARTHON; Snake's op after eating golf balls by The Mirror (London, England)
Byline: By ERYL CRUMP AWOMAN has been reunited with the broody hen she lost when it made a nest in a tractor which she then sold.
WALES: Broody hen - and chicks - return home by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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