how often do buff orpingtons go broody

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Johnn said:
I had 2 BO's, 3 now (one is a chick raised by a BO) she was 2 when she went broody and im hoping she will go broody again this year. She was a great mother, she struggled to cover 12 LF eggs i think its because her nest was small so she struggled to spread out. I took 2 eggs away and she happily at on 10 :)






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I have 2 BO almost a year old, one has went broody twice and is broody jail right now as we are a roster-less flock, the other hasn't went broody yet....
 
I started this year off with 25 buff orpington hens and 3 roosters and finished this year out with 91 buff orpingtons in all, all hatched with my hens. So yes they go broody quite often.
 
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2 of my 3 went broody this year. One went broody 3 times, the other went broody ones and the 3rd hen looked after the chicks after the mothers rejected them!
 
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I no this is a old site but I'm hoping someone can answer my question(s) ok so I got two buff orphingtons and am hoping one will go broody because I've heard they are good mothers are any of the following breeds good mothers and will go broody often?
PR
EE
BO
CR
Thanks, Also can they hatch like 4 eggs or do they need more if they go broody?
 

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