on sitting on them Hens on a farm lay eggs into straw and the hens sit on the eggs until they hatch. Hens in large chicken farms do get to have such a luxury. The chickens' eggs are kept under heat until they hatch.
It's a maternal instinct - in the wild hens / birds sit on their eggs to keep them warm grow into chicks and hatch. Most eggs now are unfertilised but the hen retains the maternal instinct to sit on them anyway.
Every single breed of hen (even mix) will sit on their eggs when they feel like they want chickens. One of the hens that brood alot are brahma hens.
Hens will not sit on eggs unless they are "broody" - which is when they are actively attempting to incubate a nest. Hens will not just sit on every egg they lay.
Yes, if given the chance broiler hens will sit on their eggs and incubate them - this is instinctive behavior.
so then they can make love with there babies and be like Emily
Pea hens lay eggs and sit on the nest about 28 days to hatch a clutch of eggs
Because it is a natural instinct for them to go broody
The term is Brooding
To make sure that theyre warm so they dont die.
not sure about all hens but my hen bonnie will sit even if bert the rooster is around she does not seem to mind
The hen is likely broody, which means she is trying to hatch her eggs. She will sit on the nest to keep the eggs warm and may squawk to protect them. It is a natural behavior for hens to be protective of their eggs and offspring.