Sometimes we have over enthusiastic hens that want to have chicks even when the timing is not right or they are not in the best condition or age to raise a clutch of chicks.
While the male is very important in the role of raising chicks, most of the encouragement and drive for actually laying eggs comes from the female and this is why they will do so even without a male present. While most of the males job is wooing the hen and mating which can happen through out the year with no breeding intentions, she is the one |