Best broody breeds.

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I know silkies are one of the number 1 broody breeds, but I know it’s extremely hard or expensive to get silkie hens or pullets so I wondering what some other good breeds are to hatch some eggs, preferably standard breeds but either way. Thanks,

-ChickenWhisperer101

 

[BantammChick]

Cochins are good brody breeds. I had a red cochin hatch baby chicks 2 years in a row.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Cochins are good brody breeds. I had a red cochin hatch baby chicks 2 years in a row.

Do legbars or BCMs tend to go broody at all?

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I really want some Cochins eventually.

 

[Aapomp831]

Any and all bantam hens go broody at some point.

 

[BantammChick]

Do legbars or BCMs tend to go broody at all?

I don't know about legbars, but I think the BCMs do go broody a lot.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Any and all bantam hens go broody at some point.

Good to know

 

[BantammChick]

I really want some Cochins eventually.

You should get them! they're also really friendly and sweet chickens.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

While some breeds tend to go broody more than others, it is also an individual bird thing as well.
Breeds that tend to go broody besides silkies are cochins (bantam and standard), orpingtons, marans and I am sure many others.
Leghorns, polish, legbars, not so much.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

You should get them! they're also really friendly and sweet chickens.

I will hopefully soon, right now I have 3 golden comet hens, 2 blue Plymouth Rocks hens that are a year, 2 Cream Legbar pullets, 2 BCM pullets, and 3 st. Run Ayam Cemanis that are 9 1/2 weeks old. I’m getting some sussexes, ameraucana hens and Roos, true whiting blues, polish, and a BCM roo in June. It’s a lot but I’m excited. I hope I get a few broody girls out of all of this.