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

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

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

He stared broodingly at the rain against the window.

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

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

Her broodingness made it difficult for friends to approach her at parties.

The stable housed several retired broodmares near the pasture.

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

The hatchery carefully selected the healthiest broodfishes to breed the next generation.