Dutch Bantam hens make good mothers and will easily go broody. Hens rarely go broody and chicks usually have high mortality rates. Jersey Giant hens will go broody. Hens lay a good amount of brown eggs, and will go broody. Some hens in every flock will go broody and be excellent mothers. Broody hens pluck feathers from their chest, using them to cover the eggs. Hens lay a respectable amount of large, brown eggs and will go broody. Hens are good layers of large to jumbo brown eggs and will go broody. Hens lay small white eggs at a slow rate, and do not generally go broody. Hens are also exceptionally broody, and care for young well. Broody hens can be recognized by their behaviour. The hens are regularly broody and are known to be good sitters and attentive mothers. When broody, hens often temporarily cease eating or reduce their feed consumption. Hens are then said to "go broody". Originally, the hen presumably laid one clutch, became broody, and incubated the eggs.