Posted on January 24, 2014 by aprilFostering MiraclesWe have bred chickens to be very trusting. This makes them sometimes too docile. It is easy to put fertile eggs under the brooder hens that we do not want to breed from yet they make good mothers. Share this:Share Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook