What I was meaning is "I" never had a RIR go broody, I do not know what they do after they get 2 years old and older---I never owned one over 2 years old or not much over that. I have had several breeds to go broody in the 6 /7 month old range and older..Age does not seem to play a part in broodiness; I have had numerous hens go broody before they were a year old; some multiple times before one year of age.