How can I Make My hen go Broody?

[chickegirl]

wish my silkie hen would sit on the eggs again like she did

 

[chickegirl]

That's her in my avatar

 

[daniel rainey]

from my experionce silkies go broody far more times than any normal hen!

 

[cmom]

I agree Silkies are the most broody. Often times Buff Orpingtons can be broody but the Silkie is the winner. I think spring time is when most go broody if they are going to. I have a broody Buff Orpington right now.

 

[RoosterMoose]

Does anyone know which breed is the best broody breed

I've heard that some American Games will go broody quite often as well, and that they are even better mothers and more protective than silkies are. But they are also very flighty birds, and IMO not as nice as silkies.

 

[Im Chicken Boy]

incubators are far harder , expensive , less effective , and less healthy hatches

 

[Im Chicken Boy]

all chickens are very protective

 

[cmom]

I have had many of my birds go broody. This is the time of year that they are most likely to be broody. I do use an incubator so I can plan my hatches. I give my breeding flock higher protein feed for breeders. This also helps the chicks because the parent stock is in peak condition. I have hatched most of my birds in my incubator with very good results. I have around 300 birds right now with another 300 plus eggs in the incubator.

 

[Chickylover12]

I have a hen sitting right now but she is a bantam brown leghorn she only sits on five eggs or they go straight out of the nest and my other girls eat them

 

[Chickylover12]

in my opinions bantams are the most likely to go broody and having a rooster helps even if they aren't fertile