how often do chickens go broody?

[luvchicks8]

My silkie hen is sitting again, she just hatched out a few weeks ago and now she has collected 3 more for 2 days now. Is that "normal" for silkies? Not to mention every chick she hatched this year has been a rooster not 1 pullet.

 

[CMV]

Silkies are the broodiest birds in the entire chicken world.

 

[Beth G.]

Do you want to trade???? Mine just won't do it!! I have 4 silkie hens right now and not a single one has interest in laying on any eggs. I bought these darn birds for that very reason. Needless to say I am very dissappointed in them right now!!

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

DW "just had to have Silkies" so she would have broodies to raise babies.....then all *^$* broke loose in my flock

I have had the following broody this year:

1 blue rock (hatched babies)
1 black rock (broody twice since May, hatched once, broke her the second time)
1 black rock (broody twice since May, hatched once but started killing chicks as they hatched, rescued them and gave to a surrogate mama, broke her the second time and will not let her brood EVER again)
1 delaware (hatched babies)

None of these were hatchery birds so the broody tendency is still in them (obviously, LOL)

...and now, all 3 silkies want to sit!! UUUGGGGHHHH

No more broodies this year, please!

 

[luvchicks8]

Well none of my other birds have ever gone broody just little Abby the silkie. She takes in everyones eggs I don't have the heart to take them even though she remains friendly even when sitting.