How do I encourage my hens to go broody?

[abbymckinn]

I know I'm late to post, but leave a bunch of the eggs in the nest boxes, and then put spearmint leaves all in the best boxes! Our speckled Sussex went broody that way, even when nothing worked! And I have read feeding extra calcium can help too..

 

[FourteenChicks]

Do frizzle bantams go broody

 

[Farmer In Training]

Do frizzle bantams go broody

Yes they do! We have frizzle serama chickens, (They are basically the same thing/) and they are defiantly the most broody of 16 different breeds!!!! She constantly tries to brood, good mom to!

 

[Matty B'sBackyard Poultry]

hey,

Have had cornishX meat birds from a hatchery go broody and raise chicks well too. Free range like pros too.

Heard this one, and is a variation of the 'bucket' method. Think will try as will segregate meat birds (Black Jersey Giant X CornishX) so will have a hatch June 1.


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Hatched earlier last season and when wanted to butcher at larger than a fryer but smaller than a roaster size was too hot and ended up w/8-10 pounders .... too big for me so will move hatch to june this season.

cheers

" Are you crossing Black Jersey Giant X CornishX or Black Jersey Giant X Cornish "