Do chickens hatch their own eggs?

[countrygirl57]

I have never hatched eggs. This is just a thought. Will mommy hens, hatch & care for their chicks, as in my father's day, when their were no incubators?

 

[chickenlittle32]

Yes they will. They are great mothers! But, not all breeds will go broody.

 

[countrygirl57]

I have 12 white leghorns & 12 golden comets

 

[Mahonri]

All you need is a broody hen,
Fertile eggs... that means there is a rooster involved OR you have found suitable hatching eggs.
A safe place / nest box for her to spend 21 days.

Many breeds don't go broody.

Some that do:

Silkies,
Games,
Some Cochins,
Some Orpingtons,
Some Rocks. (Partridge)

 

[STEPHANIELAUREN]

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I think ( but may be wrong so don't count on this for sure) that those would be production breeds and are bred to be good layers and not go broody, they still can but i don't think it's as likely as say a silkie Cochin or buff Orpington that are known to e good broodies and mommies

 

[mulia24]

yes, she will.