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Trish McMillan is an animal trainer and runs a farm in Mars Hill, North Carolina. She cares for several chickens there, including a hen named Ethel who gets a bit broody(爱伏窝的) from time to time.

 “Ethel is the only one of my eight adult hens who gets broody and wants to sit on eggs,” Trish said. “It’s a problem as she hardly eats or drinks, stops laying eggs, and guards the nest box from the other hens.”

When Ethel started behaving that way again this spring, Trish decided it was time to make her dream of becoming a mom a reality! She gave Ethel ceramic(陶瓷的) eggs to sit on for three weeks and even played chick sounds on an iPhone for a few days. Finally, she bought four chicks from a farm supply store and slipped them into Ethel’s hen house. Ethel instantly “adopted” the babies and has really never been happier! What an interesting solution to a common farming problem!

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