How long would it take for a silkie or a cochin go broody?

[fly12]

After seeing a clutch of eggs that are enough to sit on, how long would it take until she actually goes broody? Or does it depend on the hen?

 

[AlienChick]

It depends on the hen.

But "usually" if they see a full nest, they will choose to sit on it.

That being said . . . all of my broodies have actually sat on empty nests, so I've had to put eggs underneath them all.

Good luck!

 

[JakRat]

I have a silkie that has gone broody twice in 3 months. They went broody because there was a lot of eggs in the nest (neighboor forgot to get them while we were on vacation). one of my other hens was "practicing" for a few weeks though too. She would sit on her egg for hours at a time.