Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
I made the mistake of befriending my Silver Laced Wyandotte, Ruby, when she was a loner chick. I felt sorry for her because he sister ran away, and the other two of the batch had to be re-homed because they were roosters.The picture is blurry, she was shaking her head.
