How many times will a hen go broody in a year?

[RUNuts]

A question for the distinguished assemblage:
The hen who has been broody twice this year was sitting on the nest last night. Since I am new here, what is the worst broody? 3 times a year? 4 times a year? This is assuming you let her hatch and raise chicks. Her spring set was 21 chicks (incubator helped) and have 7 surviving in the second brood, which appears to be 1 pullet and 6 cockerels at 6 weeks.

 

[sourland]

I have had hens raise as many as 5 broods in a year.

 

[RUNuts]

I have had hens raise as many as 5 broods in a year.

That is amazing to me. What breed? How long does she mother them? My first hatchery Leghorn led them around for 10 weeks. This Ayam Cemani cross chases them off closer to 5 weeks. You are raised, scat.

 

[sourland]

I have had both silkies and game fowl raise that many broods. Generally such hens wean relatively early, but some will continue mothering until the new clutch hatches.

 

[Chickassan]

With rum, these birds go anywhere from five or six times to minus zero so obviously they're drunk

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have had a broody go broody 4 times in a year.