How do i make my Hen go broody?

[SweetLittleChicks]

Hi ow do i make my hens go broody to hatch eggs?

 

[MarkJr]

Hi ow do i make my hens go broody to hatch eggs?

Let nature take its course. If they don't go broody themselves, forcing the issue cannot be healthy for them.

 

[Eon69nc]

If you have breed that has broodiness in bloodlines, easiest way is to stop collecting eggs. Most egg production breeds will not go broody. Silkies, bantams all will go freely broody.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You cannot make a hen go broody. It's all hormones that start to flow. Some go broody whenever possible, some go broody a little, some never will go broody

 

[SweetLittleChicks]

You cannot make a hen go broody. It's all hormones that start to flow. Some go broody whenever possible, some go broody a little, some never will go broody

can i make influence her hormone to broodnies?

 

[Painted Calls]

can i make influence her hormone to broodnies?

No.

 

[Painted Calls]

What breed is she?

 

[Trish1974]

I've had good luck letting eggs collect in the nest box.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

can i make influence her hormone to broodnies?

Ask yourself this: can you make yourself (if you are female) ovulate? Can you influence your girl friends to have their menstrual cycles on a particular day of the month? Can you influence yourself or any of your girl friends to want to have babies? The answer is absolutely not. The same is true of your chickens. Chickens produce eggs, that is the act of ovulating, and it has to do with hormones, or chemicals in their bodies. Some chickens also have hormones that make them decide they want to sit on the eggs and hatch them. Broody hormones. Lots of chickens don't have those hormones, they just want to keep producing eggs. Lots and lots and lots of eggs. Some breeds that like to set on eggs are Orpingtons and silkies. I'm sure there are more. But if you do not have a broody hen, there is not much you can do about it. Except buy an incubator and learn how to use it!

 

[SweetLittleChicks]

What breed is she?

im trying to make my new hampsire red go broody or one of because i heard there the best moms better than silkies and orpingtons