Best Brood Hens

[EveLa]

Which breeds make the best Brooders??

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Silkie, cochin or crosses of these. Though my olive egger goes broody often!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Oh, and welcome to BYC!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Phoenixes, hands down. For 5 years, had a growing population and extras, finally bought a trio from a hatchery just to class new blood.

My Japanese was a good mom once she figured our what the cluck she needed to do

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
For standard birds, the game breed hens are terrific. Also Cochins, and individuals of other breeds. My Salmon Favorelle hens were often broody, and also French Marans hens too.
Bantam games, Silkies, Belgian d'Uccles too.
Mary

 

[HappyClucker7]

Cochins and silkies are good. My Black Australorp also goes broody often, and she just raised her first chicks this year. She was an excellent mom.

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

Silkies and Cochins, they are fantastic!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Silkies ...mine go broody every few weeks and sit on air if no eggs around. Just look at the gorgeous fluffies!!...pic of my Silkie yesterday...



And here's some more the day before, went broody together!

 

[black_cat]

Cochins, silkies, bantam cochins, and game hens.

 

[EveLa]

Oh, and welcome to BYC!

Thank You!!