What is the best breed for a brooder chicken.

[ttbkremer]

I was wondering what is the best breed for a brooder. We have tried to hatch our own eggs in the incubator and had NO luck. Should we get only 1 brooder or more? Does anybody have any brooder chickens close by Hamilton, Ohio that they would be selling to us.

 

[chickNjake]

Silkies and Cochins probably go broody easiest, so I would say standard Cochins for the size.

And if you can't get anything out of the incubator just try again and you'll learn to figure it out, all bators seem to have 'personalities'

one brooder should be fine, it depends on the size
-Jake

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

SILKIES!!! Once they start you can't stop them!

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

Seramas, they are really broody and you can have a cute house pet at the same time!

 

[ttbkremer]

Thank you for all of your input.

 

[ghulst]

All game chickens make very good broodies.

 

[briarpatchfarms]

SILKIES

 

[lauralou]

Buff Orpingtons. I got two of them from Ideal Poultry, and both are broodies. One is actually broody right now, in this miserable cold weather.

 

[briarpatchfarms]

How can you resist these little guys though they are cute and very broody

 

[Mrs MIA]

Silkies and Mille Fleur d'Uccles. They go broody as fast as you can look at them.