Production breed broody?

[UBkevy]

I have a red sex-link that's seems to be broody. Is that possible I have heard it does not happen. She has been in one of two boxes (the one with the most eggs in it at the time) all day for the last week or so. She seems to be acting as I understand a broody to act. She is super stand offish, when I get close she puff ups inside the boxes squeals and peaks, she when getting water or food chases the other chickens away. She is in the box almost all day I have only seen here out twice in a week and never for long. She is a little over a year old which I hear is one they start to get the urge to sit on eggs. Most of my rocks I have seem to have thought about going broody pulling out feathers and sitting in boxes for a few days but gave up. This bird seems the most serious but its a sex-link so I am just a bit confused.

 

[alicefelldown]

Any hen can go broody, regardless of breed. True, mass produced production breeds tend to have their broody tendencies bred out of them via "natural selection" but it's still there. It's nature - not some "guaranteed to work as it says on the box" egg machine.

 

[Warthog]

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I also have one of my red sex links that has gone broody over the last two weeks, she sits in the nest box on lots of eggs. I just go in there several times of day and put her out in the pen. She goes back each time, and I put her out again.

It doesn't look like this is going to work, I have read other suggestions on this site about breaking broodies, but this is only one out of forty, so as long as she is happy, what's the loss of one egg, that is assuming she is not laying. I will just let her get on with it .

JMO

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sounds like she's broody alright.

Are red sex links likely to go broody - No. But any breed CAN go broody.

 

[UBkevy]

does anyone know how good they might be as brooders/mothers. Is it worth buying eggs for her to sit on I guess is the question

 

[Southernbelle]

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That's highly dependant on the hen - you never know how good they'll be until you give them a shot. For a first time hen, I usually give them eggs that aren't super important to me. I'd never put $50 eggs under a first-timer! But she may turn out to be an amazing mother - it's always worth a shot to me. Let us know how it goes! I LOVE broody hens!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'd probably go with up to $20 eggs for her to hatch. I wouldn't want to risk losing the $ on expensive eggs.

Bargain has some really nice ones for $18 in the hatching eggs section, you can mix and match BCM's, welsummers (I got my wellies from her), speckled sussex, and more breeds. (I was eyeing them myself, but I'm outta room right now)