Earliest Broody?

[Brown Chicka Brown Cow]

Would love to know what the earliest possible age a hen can go broody is, only from everyone's personal experience, and not what the books say. Soooo....What is the earliest age your hen went broody and What breed? Thanks!

 

[PetRock]

We currently have our first broody hen. She is a Black Australorp and is 13 mos. old.

 

[BawGock]

Hi,
I had a silkie start laying around 6 mos of age and go broody the same week she started laying.

Carolyn

 

[featherz]

I have an 8 month old broody. Not even laying full sized eggs yet, but she's determined to be a mom!

 

[HHandbasket]

Olga hatched July 13th of last year, laid her first egg in January, and went broody 2 weeks later. Hatched her first clutch at 7 months of age. We had no rooster at the time and gave her fertile eggs we had bought. We have a rooster now, and next time she goes broody, we're going to let her hatch whatever she wants. She did a great job and was a really good mom. The chicks she hatched are the healthiest ones we have & they're 3 months old now.

 

[carrlr]

1 Year Old, BO. My first broody. She's currently on 14 of my mixed flock eggs. Sure hope she knows what she's doing.