Best broody Hen??

[Skyesrocket]

I would say silkie. You can get some with less leg feathering. It will be in the 20's here for the next 2-3 days and there are three die hard silkie broodies sitting on eggs in the barn. I tried for 2 weeks to keep them off of eggs, but they won out. I kept taking the eggs everyday and putting them in a different pen. They kept getting back into the hay storage area and setting up shop over and over. I raked up all the hay so they only had dirt to nest in. They didn't care. They wanted to brood eggs in this one spot hay or no hay. I finally gave up, gave them a nice box filled with straw and winterproofed the area for them. No since in arguing with broody silkies.

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

EE, americauna or Black austrolorp. Which one will be a good momma?

 

[SunnyDawn]

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That is awesome! I should do that for my broody girl! Maybe in spring. My neighbors aren't going to like me getting even more chickens though.

Actually I am getting new ameraucanas come spring, maybe I'll separate her out with the chicks so she can raise them. Thanks for the idea.
She wants to be a mom so bad she will try to tuck our Lakenvelders under her wings (she is 6.5 lbs, the 'velders are 5 lbs). It is hilarious to watch!

 

[smarsh2]

If you are hatching large eggs, Wyandotte or Barnevelders are good, small eggs go game hen.

 

[hollyk]

My blue splash wyandotte is very broody. Everyone has finished their molt and are laying again and I am surprised she hasn't picked out a nest yet. I don't know how good a mother she will be because all last summer we did not have a rooster. I got her a big beautiful blue splash roo, so maybe she will get her chance.