How Many Babies Can She HAVE???

[Up-the-Creek]

Hello all,...I have a broody hen, which is a Partridge Rock,... A seasoned veteran of brooding babies and is very good at it. I was wondering if I were to put BANTAM babies under her to adopt,...how many can a heavy breed hen handle???

 

[Up-the-Creek]

Okay,..does anyone have any advice????

 

[babsbag]

My bantam hen does 9 with no problems. She is the only one that ever goes broody for me. I have heard my husband talk of his mom putting 20 eggs under a hen one time. She hatched them all. But nine is all I have real experience with.