When will she(s) go broody?

[cluckmecoop7]

Yeppers!!

Or when you do want a broody they won't go, until the middle of winter.
Hope for the best, be prepared for the worst.

LOL!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

You never know... Leghorns aren't usually broody but I have Brown Leghorn that recently went broody, but she is not from hatchery stock.

Leghorns? I am talking about Buff Orpington's.

 

[aart]

Leghorns? I am talking about Buff Orpington's.

The point is a breed that is not known for going broody, did go broody.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

The point is a breed that is not known for going broody, did go broody.

Oops, sorry.

 

[cmom]

The point is a breed that is not known for going broody, did go broody.

Thanks, that was exactly my point. You can't make a bird go broody and some breeds do tend to go broody more than others. They can go broody most any time of the year but mostly I have them in the spring.

 

[aart]

Oops, sorry.

No need to be sorry....certainly no need genuflect

 

[bbond]

One of mine went broody AFTER I hatched out all the eggs I wanted for this year and have weaned all the chicks off the lamp. I think a second one is starting. Lol. I did end up getting some Jersey Giant hatching eggs from a lady with really nice show stock. I tried for a couple of weeks to break her broodiness and it just wasn’t happening. So I got the hubbys approval.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I know this is all anecdotal but I had two BOs years ago. One went broody often and raised several batches of chicks. The other never went broody.
As for leghorns (which aren't supposed to be prone to set), I had a black leghorn that raised several clutches for me. We used to have a flock of 100 white leghorns and there were always 2 or 3 in broody jail in our hanging cages.

 

[cmom]

I have had Orpington's in the past and they were more broody than other breeds.