Can i make a hen broody

[Egg king]

Hi
If i put a whole lot of eggs in my nest box that i collected will my hens go an sit on them
Right now my eggs are collected in a tray

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Possibly. Some birds couldn't care less about a full nest, others will be overcome with joy and settle right on down.

 

[SilverBirds]

You can try to let eggs collect in a box and see if any hens will sit. Do you have any breeds that are prone to going broody?

 

[FC16]

Yeah I’ve realised that the breed of chicken certainly helps, if you want a broody definitely look into getting either silkies, brahmas, Orpington’s or Cochins.
My Silkie went broody within 2 weeks of starting laying.
Making sure the nest box is dark and private definitely helps, I put a curtain up on my nest box which really encouraged her.

 

[sourland]

Maybe. As already stated, much depends on what breeds you have.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If you're wanting broodies, I definitely suggest either pheonixes or bantam Cornish. Mine would definitely increase flock size if I had them penned up and left alone to nest

 

[Egg king]

Im trying to make cross zulu hens sit on my black australorp eggs
They are actully go broody often but that with their own eggs