What chicken breeds are most likely to go broody?

[Shadrach]

Aseels are most reliable broody hens, they have fantastic mothering abilities. Other than that most Asian breeds (one with feathered feet) like Cochin, Brahma and Silkies will go broody regularly. English breeds like Cornish,Wyandottes and Dorking go broody fairly often.

With the exception of silkies (I don't like them) I have all of the above mentioned breeds and I am very pleased with their performance.

Which type of Aseels do you have?
I missed the opportunity of acquiring a pair of Ghan Reza Aseel (Asil here) earlier this year.

 

[Kabootar]

Which type of Aseels do you have?
I missed the opportunity of acquiring a pair of Ghan Reza Aseel (Asil here) earlier this year.

Parrot beaked peacock tailed Aseels.

 

[mamablair]

I have a BO and 2 Australorps plus other random breeds , been raising chickens for over 3 years and have never had a hen go broody. I really want at least one too. But so far when I try leaving eggs. My BO just eats them.

 

[Chicken Heel]

I currently have 5 Bantams (1 Partridge Cochin, 4 Creles) and 2 Cuckoo Marans that have wanted to set all summer with the Marans finally giving up last week. The Bantams are hanging tough though.

 

[Kabootar]

I have a BO and 2 Australorps plus other random breeds , been raising chickens for over 3 years and have never had a hen go broody. I really want at least one too. But so far when I try leaving eggs. My BO just eats them.

Cull that Orpington, an egg eater should not be allowed to stay in the flock. Such behaviour must not be tolerated.

 

[Chicken Heel]

And will echo some earlier thread comments that in my experiences, game hens make the best setters and mothers. A mother game hen with chicks will light anyone/anything up that comes near her young ones.

 

[Shadrach]

And will echo some earlier thread comments that in my experiences, game hens make the best setters and mothers. A mother game hen with chicks will light anyone/anything up that comes near her young ones.

I think this is probably accurate but you should see a couple of the mixed breeds here kick off.

 

[mamablair]

Cull that Orpington, an egg eater should not be allowed to stay in the flock. Such behaviour must not be tolerated.

I want to, but its my kids favorite hen.

 

[Fairly new chicken mom]

I have two chickens that are broody with no roosters around them. What can I do to snap them out of it?

 

[Lisa G.]

I've had random birds be broody like a crazy ameracauna named Sparkles that stays broody most of the summer every year. This year I had a welsummer go broody and she never has before. My black australorps have in the past but none this year. Maybe because they're getting older. And for example my barred rocks have never gone broody. It's weird. The photo attached is Sparkles head sticking out from under the welsummer broody. They both wanted the same box to be broody in and Sparkles refused to get up. So the Welsummer sat on top of her! Most of the time they've been broody they've at least shared a box.

Do you let Sparkles stay broody? I have a Houdan that has been broody for 6 weeks and I can't get her to break. I make sure she leaves nest once a day to eat and drink (and poop - yuck). thoughts?