setting hen

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setting hen

A setting hen sits patiently on a clutch of eggs in the nest.

Definition

Noun: A domestic hen that is ready to brood, or sit on and incubate eggs.

Usage

This term specifically describes a female chicken in a physiological state where she has a strong instinct to sit on a clutch of eggs to keep them warm for hatching. It refers to her condition and behavior, not just her presence on a nest.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • We need a setting hen to hatch these fertilized eggs.
    • The setting hen became very protective and rarely left the nest.
Advanced Usage
  • "To go setting": An older or regional phrase describing a hen entering this broody state.
    • That old Rhode Island Red has gone setting again.
Variants and Related Words
  • Broody hen (n): A more common modern synonym for a setting hen.
  • Brooder (n): A general term for a bird that broods; can also refer to a mechanical device for keeping chicks warm.
  • Sitter (n): An informal term for a setting or broody hen.
Synonyms
  • Broody hen: A hen exhibiting the instinct to incubate eggs.
  • Brood hen: A hen that is breeding or incubating.
Related Phrases
  • To sit on eggs: The action performed by a setting hen.
    • The hen has been sitting on the eggs for two weeks.
  • To go broody: To enter the state of being a setting hen.
    • She will go broody every spring.
setting hen

A setting hen sits patiently on a clutch of eggs in the nest.

Noun
  1. a domestic hen ready to brood

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