Odds on last year's broody going broody this year...

[HenHaven]

I'm just wondering for those of you who have had chickens for several years--do broodys tend to go through it every year? Have any of you seen one go broody just once?

Last year's gal, got puffy and hormonal for a week or so this spring, but didn't sit. Then she returned to normal. Last year she sat on non-fertile eggs, then adopted a chick I gave her--so I don't really know what to expect now.

 

[Katy]

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The same Marans hen that has insisted on setting most of the summer the last 3 or 4 years is setting again. I wish she'd return to normal!!

 

[portlandpeeps]

I just posted questions on my broody hen. Thanks for the info, although it's not encouraging. Bummer! I'm missing the eggs

 

[CleverYou]

Most of the time a hen that will go broody once will always do it again......in my experince either they do or they dont...Some might get it right the first time and some may take a few trys..I have 4 astrolorp hens that hatch chicks all threw the winter and all summer long sometimes then just stop being broody for a month or so then Bang right back at it again Iv never seen a hen do it just once but that doesnt mean that it doesnt happen

 

[speckledhen]

As you know, Lynn, my Sunny went broody last year and the year before, but this year, no signs of it at all. However, my Blue Orp, Skye, is making broody noises now. Ominous.

 

[HenHaven]

I'm really hoping my little EE will go broody again this year.

She was such a good mother. She will always have a special place in my heart for raising my lone chick from Speckledhen.