Most likely to go broody hens?

[JoeLStol]

I’m new at hatching and raising chicks and I’m looking into getting some good sitters any recommendations.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I’m new at hatching and raising chicks and I’m looking into getting some good sitters any recommendations.

Whats your set up like? Temperatures, housing space, predator risks....

 

[Happy hen lover]

I've heard buff Orpingtons and Silkies are notorious for that.

 

[sdm111]

Gamefowl

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

It depends on the hen, really. I too have heard that Silkies are great broodies. I have random hens who've gone broody, a Java, Barnevelder, Wyandotte, and a mutt. The heavier fluffy breeds are usually the ones who want to brood, so you might want to stay away from the flightier ones, like Leghorns.

 

[JoeLStol]

Whats your set up like? Temperatures, housing space, predator risks....

They’re for a friend of mine that lives on a large farm with lots of room to forage however there isn’t much protection from predators. I do think they roost inside.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Phoenix

 

[JoeLStol]

Does anyone have any experience with speckled Sussex

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Depends on the bird if she goes broody, for me my best sitters are silkies and my mixed bantams. I’ve had them sit on up to 15 eggs at once (bantam sized eggs) and they can sit on about 4-6 standard. Also had luck with gooses eggs under them (2 eggs is all they can handle)

I don’t recommend polish, Houdans, or if a bird has any ancestry of meat bird (they tend to smash the eggs)

 

[chanceosunshine]

Getting Silkies to NOT go broody was my problem. I had four hens and each one spent the entire year trying to hatch eggs. My bantam Cochins were nearly as bad.