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Quote: Absolutely NOT. Sometimes a hen prone to broodiness will be inspired to mother by the sound of chicks peeping but I don't think that happens very often. A hen not feeling motherly can attack and kill a chick rather quickly. But, if you have a broody and either don't have fertile eggs...

I had a polish x ss hamburg that went broody only a month after starting to lay! Neither are ever supposed to go broody. I thought she was dying LOL

Quote: Oh dear here is my inexperience showing. How do you tell if they are heritage stock? I got the girls from a farm store. Thank you! Heritage stock comes from a breeder. Your local farm store would carry hatchery stock. My barred rock seems to me like she would be a wonderful mom, but...

Barred rocks DO go broody. Especially if they are heritage stock. They will growl and puff up and almost hiss at you. They won't leave the nest and will not poop in their nest.