Fertile eggs broody hen

[randerson846]

If a hen has been fertilised, after it lays the fertile eggs will it go broody and sit on the eggs or will I have to get a broody hen?

 

[Judy]

Laying fertile eggs and going broody really don't have anything to do with each other. Your hen may never go broody, or she may go broody several times a year. There is no way to know for sure whether it will happen until it does. There are several breeds that are more likely to go broody than others, though.

You might be interested in this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/broody-hens