Hoping a hen would go broody

[Kessel23]

Silkies go broody a lot, I hear cochins do to. I have also heard good things about black australorps, dark cornish, and old style RIRs. Muscovy ducks go broody all the time if you want a broody bird other than chickens. Heritage turkeys also go broody often.

 

[Ohmyheart]

I have two broody hens right now one silkie and one chochin I never leave any eggs in the nest boxes and that doesn't stop them. If they are going to go broody they will regardless of eggs in the box.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I never leave any eggs in the nest boxes and that doesn't stop them. If they are going to go broody they will regardless of eggs in the box.

Same here. If one of mine wants to go broody they're fine brooding nothing at all.

 

[Newfarmer36]

Same here. If one of mine wants to go broody they're fine brooding nothing at all.

Someone told me to put golf balls in there and when they decide to go broody, then put the eggs back.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I keep golf balls in my nest box all the time, at first it was just to show them where to lay, but now that my hens are used to the golf balls some of them get upset if they're removed.

I have removed golf balls from under a broody and it doesn't stop anything, they keep sitting there regardless.