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I do know that not all hens go broody. The things I wrote are just to help try and encourage her. You of course can never be for certain that a hen will go broody, but like I said they can surprise you. Red sex links aren't known for broodiness yet I still had one sit.

No more than 10 days or else the fertility of the egg starts declining.

Stop collecting their eggs. Hens want to sit on a clutch of eggs so seeing more in a nest will encourage them to sit. Make sure that box is dark and covered, too. That can also help but there is really not much you can do and it's pretty late into the breeding season I believe but chickens will...