1. Poultry farming in battery cages also helps to avoid broodiness . 2. Breeds such as White Leghorn, broodiness is extremely rare. 3. They have a friendly disposition, and a high tendency towards broodiness . 4. In heavy breeds of chickens, warm weather tends to bring about broodiness . 5. Placing artificial eggs into nests also stimulates broodiness . 6. The poor performance as an egg producer is attributed to the broodiness of the hens. 7. The breed is prone to broodiness and a pair can easily produce young without human interference. 8. Broodiness is due to the secretion of prolactine hormone by the front lobe of the hypophysis.9. Some studies on crosses of chicken breeds point to the hypothesis of complementary genes acting on broodiness . 10. Broodiness is more common in some chicken breeds than others, indicating that it is an inherited characteristic.
