| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LAYER | Hen, vis- -vis eggs |
| CHICKANERY | Slipping eggs under the hen? |
| sitters | A hen sitting on eggs |
| laying | (of a hen) to produce (eggs) |
| laid | (of a hen) to produce (eggs) |
| lay | (of a hen) to produce (eggs) |
| lays | (of a hen) to produce (eggs) |
| NOTTEACH | "The eggs do ... the hen": Russ. proverb |
| INCUBATIVE | Like the period when a hen sits on eggs |
| broodiest | (of a hen) Wishing or inclined to incubate eggs |
| broodier | being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology a broody hen |
