sumatras have 2 eggs in the nest box.....any guarantees?

[N2tropicAL]

i have 3 sumatra hens and a roo. the past few days i have left 2 eggs in the nest box hoping one of the hens will go broody. is it too early to expect a broody sumatra hen eventho spring has sprung? should i leave the eggs and just wait and see?

id love to let the sumatras raise some chicks this year. i have never let any of my other breeds raise babies... so not much experience with broodiness.

any info/experience is be greatly appreciated.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

I have never tried to get my hens to go brooody the just do it. I have 2 right now I take eggs away doesn't seem to matter they'll just sit on nothing.

So good luck trying get yours to go broody

 

[N2tropicAL]

wow....and i thought by collecting the eggs was the reason my hens havent gone broody. (i have jersey giants, EE, light brahma, and barred rock)

 

[justbugged]

Some breeds go broody more often than others. Silkies are forever going broody on me. But I have never done anything that has made them go broody. Getting them to stop has always been the problem. If I remember correctly Sumatra's are not likely to go broody very easily. They are part of the jungle fowl, and that makes them less broody.