The stable housed several retired broodmares near the pasture.

Several broodies crowded the nesting boxes, each determined to hatch her clutch.

The broodiest hen clucked protectively as she settled on her nest.

The farm installed several brooders in the barn to keep the newly hatched chicks warm.

Since the storm, my usually cheerful hen has grown broodier, spending hours nesting and clucking softly.

The old broodmare produced several successful foals before retiring to pasture.

He sat in the corner like a brooder, watching everyone else laugh.

He stared broodingly at the rain against the window.

Her sudden broodiness took everyone by surprise.

She sat broodily by the window, staring at the rain as if remembering a distant sorrow.