broody or bator ?

[lucyharper123]

well i thought to myself if i incubate my eggs will they go broody once growen or will this be a mentel thing and the hen will never go broody ? like if you want more broody hens the eggs have to be hatched under a hen and if you only want hens for egg, meat or other you can hatch in a bator? and also what age do hens normally go broody ? thanks

 

[thebanthams]

hens are very unpreditable when they go broody ! sometime they will start after they lay their first egg. some wont after a year, I have a silkie she wont give up her nest, she wants to sit on her eggs every month ! I have three orpingtons, they are over 2 years old never went broody ! If you want chickes now, incubator is the way to go.

 

[abluechipstock]

you have to know your broodies. I have ones that are like clock work others are unpredictable. they are your best incubator in my opinion. I have Cochin bantams for the job