Roosters, Wyandottes and Brooding

[HottLemonade2886]

Hello all! I am starting to look into getting my first chickens that will be just for egg laying/pet purposes and really like the Wyandotte breed/type of chicken. I have read that they tend to go broody and I really don't want a breed that does this since I don't plan on hatching any of my own eggs and don't want my hens to stop laying because they want to be mommies. Haha! I am wondering if a lack of a rooster or anything like that would cause a chicken to be less broody. I mean without a rooster there won't be any chance of chicks but I don't know if the chickens can tell this. Also, if there is nothing I can do to prevent this are there any other breeds that are great layers, docile, cold hardy and as pretty as the Wyandottes?

 

[Cindy in PA]

I had lots of broodies over the years when I didn't have a rooster. If a hen wants to set, having a rooster doesn't seem to matter.

 

[HottLemonade2886]

Oh goodness. I think I should look into some other breeds. They are good layers but some lay better so I think I'll kee looking. Might go with the sex-linked breeds I was orginally looking at so I know I will have all hens too. Thanks!

 

[AussieAcres]

If I remember right the Columbian Wyandotte's are less broody than the laced. Golden sex linked, and Barred Rocks are not broody, very cold hardy, and great layers.

 

[dsqard]

If you are getting the chicks from a hatchery they will be less likely to go broody. No guarantees but less likely. I have 2 SLW and one GLW from a hatchery and none of them have gone broody.

 

[Pinky]

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[jossanne]

I've had two hatchery silver-laced and one gold-laced wyandotte and none of them ever went broody. But now I have 6 hatchery blue wyandottes that will be a year old at the end of this month, and 3 of them are currently broody, darn girls. I want their eggs!