Anyone roughly know when an Australorp will go broody?

mpcardona

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I live in So Cal and have been a chicken owner for 5 months. My Australorps are almost a year old. They just started laying Mid January. How long till they go broody? I'm thinking about making my own incubator, but I would much rather them go broody. What do you guys think?
 
Thanks Sourland. I figured. My husband said that they go broody when they know that they that they are at the end of their egg laying.
 
He is wrong, some birds never go broody. My buffs , one to be exact has gone broody 3 times in a year. They do not go broody when you want them to and some never go broody. My australorps are almost a year and have never gone broody. My buff was 7 months when she first started.
 
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You can "invite" them by having a nest of golf balls, plastic eggs, etc. For some birds the clutch of eggs can help trigger broodiness. For some, not so much.
 
It's funny, that is one of the main reasons I got a couple Australorps. Well I can try the golf ball and fake egg trick. If that doesn't work, I'll just do it myself. Thanks guys!
 

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