Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
I am interested in knowing how many is the maximum a good broody can hatch.
I had a hen cover 23 eggs once and hatch 20 chicks. Eggtopsies on the other three eggs showed they were not fertile! What is the largest number of chicks one broody has hatched for you? Please list the breed and number of eggs (and if they were large or small eggs, like a bantam hatching turkey eggs!) I'll start.
Best Broodies posted so far.....
Buff Orp 23 eggs 20 hatched eggs were medium (avg. LF)
I had a hen cover 23 eggs once and hatch 20 chicks. Eggtopsies on the other three eggs showed they were not fertile! What is the largest number of chicks one broody has hatched for you? Please list the breed and number of eggs (and if they were large or small eggs, like a bantam hatching turkey eggs!) I'll start.
Best Broodies posted so far.....
Buff Orp 23 eggs 20 hatched eggs were medium (avg. LF)
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