Answer: broods

AnswerCrossword Clue
BROODSFamilies living on chicken feed
broodsto sit on eggs to be hatched
broodsto think in a troubled or morbid way
broodsBROOD, to ponder gloomily
broodsyoung born or hatched at one time
BROODSStews (over)
BROODSBunches of birds
BROODSIncubates
BROODSMopes
BROODSWorries
BROODSDwells morbidly (on)
BROODSGroups in coops
BROODSThinks darkly
BROODSMulls (over).
BROODSGroups of birds.
BROODSThinks deeply.
BROODSLitters
BROODSCoop groups
BROODSSulks