what breed has a tendancy to go broody other than silkies?

[KattyKillFish]

okay guys, I'm wanting to know. what are the broodiest breeds? i know silkies are very likely to go broody but are there others with a stronger tendanancy?

 

[JennsPeeps]

I understand that cochins are second only to silkies.

 

[KattyKillFish]

what about jungle fowl? i hear they like to go broody too.

 

[MoodyChicken]

Cochins and Games. Games are sneaky though. They disappear and reappear with a dozen fluffy chicks.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

I have Silkies and they are indeed great broodys but my game hens are the best. My game hens will hatch year around if I let them.

 

[KattyKillFish]

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thats really good to know!

 

[MoonbeamQueen]

Sorry, don't have an answer to your question. But I plan to let my silkie sit on eggs from my Welsummer, Orpington, and Araucauna. Probably no more than 8-9 total though. That might be pushing it.

 

[speckledhen]

I've had both Buff and Blue Orpingtons go broody.

 

[wjallen05]

I've heard that Buff Orpingtons go broody

 

[havi]

My two buff orpingtons have gone broody. Both of them were great momma's too! I had to take the chicks away from the last one though. She has a deformed wing and was not able to cover all nine of them with the one wing, so I took them away from her. It took her almost 4 days to get over not having her babies! She would run back and forth along the fence trying to get to her babies. I guess she could still hear them. Poor girl.