Brooding hens.

[Teila]

G’Day from down under chickpash Welcome!

Be careful what you wish for! I have a small flock of bantams who spend more time broody than they do actually laying eggs. Blondie's nickname is Blondzilla when she is broody cos she means business and will take on all comers



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[Birdinhand]

breed is a big factor, but aside from trying new breeds, you could get a light, preferably LED, 60W equivalent, and put it on a timer and increase the daylight hours to about 14 and even increase it from there by a few hours. if any of them have it in them to go broody, more light could help stimulate the instinct through hormones that are governed by circadian rhythms, induced by the number of hours of light they are exposed to.

 

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