Get a few silkies.. Man I am telling you she is a broody Moma !! I had to break her 2-3x last year. It is so much better.. Plus if the hen is a sweet girl, you can love on those babies..The final count was five chicks, one unfertilized egg, and one egg that had quite developing along the way. Momma and chicks are now happily moved into their very own secluded pen plus secure run, and Momma's doing an outstanding job with the chicks. This is my first natural hatch and I'm completely enamored with the whole process. If I manage to keep broody hens, I may forgo hatching eggs in the incubator from this point on.