broody - again?

[toad62]

Hey, we have some buff orp hens, one of them went broody before we got a rooster. Will she go broody again, if so, how often will, or can they go broody?

 

[dancingbear]

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There's no way to answer that, because hens are so diverse in how often they go broody. I have some that may brood once a year. Others go broody at the drop of a hat. Some never do. I've had hens raise a clutch of chicks, and stay with them all summer, into the fall, not going broody again until the next spring. Some boot the chicks out at about 3 weeks and start brooding again, or just ignore them and start roosting with the flock again.