what is the best kinds of hen for broody?

[Omran]

Hello,I am thinking of getting an extra hen or two to be( mama chickes) and sit on eggs,I have 6 rhode Island red 5 Sliver laced wyandotte and 1 Domineeker,they all still 6 month young and I don't expect any of them to sit now but some one told me that my chicken don't like to sit much on eggs is that truth?

 

[vfem]

I was told silkies are the best broody hens. They are just all mama!

 

[Shared Acres]

I've been told and read Silky as well.

 

[keljonma]

Our Jersey Black Giant goes broody every 6 months. Out of the rest of our flock, our White Wyandotte and Gold Penciled Hamburg are seriously broody now for the first time and they are both over 2 years old.

We have some Cochin chicks we purchased from a friend. She has 18 Cochin hens broody this week!

One of our other friends uses Silkie hens as mama hens for all her birds.

 

[Omran]

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thank you all for quick respond so do you think that any of my hens has a chance of sitting in future?

 

[keljonma]

According to Henderson's chart, Dominiques can go broody, sometimes Wyandottes do.


http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html#a

 

[cluckychick]

I have a Frizzle that started laying 2 weeks ago and then went straight to broody

 

[keljonma]

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Our Jersey Black Giant started laying at 5 months and went broody at 6 months. She is our best hen for broody - 6 months, 8 months, 1 year, 1 1/2 year, 2 years of age.

A frizzle what?

 

[skeeter9]

Marans also have a tendency to be very broody.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Game chicken's stay broody almost year around and they will sit on anything. I have many breed's and I have customer's looking for my game hen's just for setting. I have customer's looking for game roo's for other reason's {fighting} shame on them. I don't sell to them and that customer usually leaves my property with there feeling hurt from my tongue lashing. I love speaking my mind on an issue I feel strongly about. That would be like fighting one of my three pitt bull's. Just wrong!!!!!