20; twenty; XX. Hypernyms (XX is a kind of...): large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Brood (verb). the young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens. Brood (verb). the young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children. Brood (verb).
Hens Acting Broody. When a hen goes broody it means she has decided she wants to sit on her eggs and hatch chicks. A normal hen will sit on the nest for an hour or so each day while she lays her egg. When she is done she will leave the nest and resume her daily activities.hen a broody hen feels that she has enough eggs, she will stop laying and start sitting on the eggs she has collected. A hen's eggs can only start to develop into chicks if they are fertile and have proper warmth for a period of time.