Isn't it interesting? Folks on here have hens that go broody all the time, if I'm lucky one of my hatchery EE hens will go broody maybe once a year! I have a mix breed flock, mostly pure but none of the others have any interest in brooding at all! :idunnoMind you I'm not exactly complaining, I...
I dont think the hen has to be broody for the rooster to mount her. My roo goes after my 16 hens with gusto many times a day and I dont have any broodies. 90% of my eggs are fertilized too.