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Loon wrote:
Once a hen has good broody and has succesfully hatched and raised 9 babies will she ever go broody again or is that it? My golden comet's babies are now 6 weeks old. She is still tucking them all under her wings at night to keep them warm. It's getting rather crowded in there. I don't know how she does it. My arms would be exhausted. :) They free range together all over the place and she's good at keeping up with all of them.

I just wondered if they do this over and over again or is it a one time deal. This pic was taken a couple weeks ago. They have grown a lot since then.