Brooding? Winter?

[myhenSunrise]

I ordered ten gold and silver wyandottes from the bergs hatchery this spring ended up with two golds that I'm able to keep, a pullet and a cockerel. I was wondering:
#1- how old are chickens when they begin to go broody and hatch chicks
#2- is it safe to hatch chicks in winter
I understand that some may not make it, but I would have a heat lamp in the coop, also, I would like to keep my GLW bloodline going, so I'd like to hatch some chicks from them before something happens, so far as long as they stay in the little coop, they are ok. I bring them outside every once in a while to graze under my supervision, but they then go back into the coop.
Any tips or advice?
*Bri

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Some chickens never go broody. Some breeds that aren't supposed to, will still do so.
I've had orps that didn't go broody and leghorns that did.
My wyandottes never went broody.
I've had a bunch of pullets that just started laying but all but one went broody at the same time.
Supposedly older hens tend to brood but that hasn't been my experience.
Hens rarely go broody in winter. I have had them do so in late autumn. It is safe because the hen will keep them warm and they don't need supplemental heat for that.
A couple years ago I had a broody hen in November. It was relatively warm till right before they hatched. They did fine and I did add a heat lamp but not on the nest. I put it over the food and water so they would stay there long enough to eat and drink (plus keeping the water thawed).

You'll need more birds. Even a pair that are great examples of their breed can't be used alone to develop a line because all the offspring will be full siblings. Eventually vitality and hatch rates will drop with that scenario.

 

[myhenSunrise]

Thanks for the advice!
I do know that I can't develop new bloodline or anything like that, in sorry if u misunderstood or anything like that, what I meant was I'd like to hatch chicks off them so that I'll still have golds.