That's how landraces were created, after all. How does one go about establishing a self-sustaining group (or multiple), if one's birds aren't willing to sit? Bring in new blood?
In one of your previous posts you mentioned that chickens haven't changed much psychologically from their jungle...
That's because it's not an egg song. It's a call for the male to come and take them back to the group. Even when there is no male, and the birds do not free range (and thus, there is no need for the bird making the call to be led back to the group), they use this call. Your birds might've been...
No, size isn't really what makes or breaks the deal. It's maturity. At 1 week, they are far too active to tolerate being under a broody that hasn't left the nest. After the chicks hatch, (or newly hatched chicks are placed under a broody) the broody takes anywhere from a couple of hours to a...