Broody Hen Thread!

[CaCO3]

I have an 8 month old orp who is broody at the moment. Her sisters aren't though. One silkie went broody at 7 mos too. Others waited until closer to 1 year before first time going broody. Think it varies.

So are layers liable to go broody at any time? My pullets haven't even started laying yet, but I ended up with 3 roos so I thought that once they are laying if anyone went broody I would let them have a go with some eggs. Do younger pullets tend to go broody or just the bit older gals?

 

[farmerhannah]

Here's my new mother! First time mommy she is a buff orpington named Goldie.

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[Onyx9370]

they need to be lower down,so that the hen can take them out of the nest. Also, you need chick feed and a watere that is easily accessible to the mother and babies. I woud reccomend fencing a small space for them.
it has little to do with age, and everything to do with breed. Some breeds are mor broody than others. Name a breed, ill tell if it's proe to go broody.

Well I have Barred Plymouth Rocks, Jersey Giants, Buff Orpingtons, RIR, Amberlinks, and Wyandottes.

 

[Ginger Assassin]

Well I have Barred Plymouth Rocks, Jersey Giants, Buff Orpingtons, RIR, Amberlinks, and Wyandottes.

I know Batted Plymoth rocks rarly go broody.

 

[Onyx9370]

Darn. Well hopefully somebody else will so I can have the chance at chicks without having to buy them! lol

 

[CAjerseychick]

Darn. Well hopefully somebody else will so I can have the chance at chicks without having to buy them! lol

The Buff O's are likely to go broody and the Jersey Giants "occasionally" broody-- all though we have seen to hit it on the nose with 2 broodies our first year out-- and all of those are listed as good Mothers on the Henderson chicken chart...
They are big birds too so an cover alotta eggs (12 at at time and you can just put the others' eggs under them to get the different breeds)...

Heres the link to the chicken chart it was posted elsewhere on this Forum, I found it quite helpful:

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

 

[Onyx9370]

The Buff O's are likely to go broody and the Jersey Giants "occasionally" broody-- all though we have seen to hit it on the nose with 2 broodies our first year out-- and all of those are listed as good Mothers on the Henderson chicken chart...
They are big birds too so an cover alotta eggs (12 at at time and you can just put the others' eggs under them to get the different breeds)...

Heres the link to the chicken chart it was posted elsewhere on this Forum, I found it quite helpful:

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

Thanks! That is helpful! I hadn't even considered breeding and brooding and chicks until we ended up with the roos. That got my wheels turning and an ache to give it a try.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Well I have Barred Plymouth Rocks, Jersey Giants, Buff Orpingtons, RIR, Amberlinks, and Wyandottes.

Your Giants, Orps and Wyandottes are good broody candidates

 

[chickenoverlord]

My australorps are almost always broody, lol.

 

[Onyx9370]

Your Giants, Orps and Wyandottes are good broody candidates

Thanks! Do you have an idea when they go broody? They're 17 weeks now and not laying... but when they are laying is it just at random times? -Trying to figure out the broody hen lol