Which breed is known to be the most broody/best mothers?

[AmazingRachel]

Which of the following, in your opinion, make for good mothers:
-Barred Plymouth Rock
-Black Star
-Barnevelder
-Cream Legbar

Also, tips about how to induce broodiness would be well appreciated.

Also, with breed (not listed) in your opinion makes for the being the best mothers?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Silkies, silkies, silkies. Than cochins, both bantam and standard. They are broody breeds. Being a good mother is an individual trait, so that can't be predicted as easily.

Out of your list I would pick barnevelder as they go repeatedly broody for me. My hatchery barred rocks have never been broody.

 

[sylviethecochin]

x2. I've heard barnevelders go broody, and I've once had a broody barred-rock. No experience with the legbar, but my black star have never gone broody. If you like more typical hens, you could try for orpington.

 

[Chicken Boy 101]

I don't have any from your list but rhode island red r the best.

 

[sylviethecochin]

I don't have any from your list but rhode island red r the best.

Really? none of my RIR have ever gone broody. I thought the trait had been bred out. Do you have breeder stock, rather than hatchery?

 

[Chicken Boy 101]

Really? none of my RIR have ever gone broody. I thought the trait had been bred out. Do you have breeder stock, rather than hatchery?

RIR chickens go broody all the time.

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

New Hemisphere! In my opinion, they are the best mothers.

She was super protective and even fought off one of the roosters when he pecked a chick.

She used to be the lowest of the pecking order, now she is top hen in the flock since her first brood of chicks.

 

[sylviethecochin]

New Hemisphere! In my opinion, they are the best mothers.

She was super protective and even fought off one of the roosters when he pecked a chick.

She used to be the lowest of the pecking order, now she is top hen in the flock since her first brood of chicks.

Sorry, do you mean Hampshire?

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

Yeah, heh how did that happen?

 

[sylviethecochin]

Yeah, heh how did that happen?

My money is on Spellcheck. Ees eeevil computor progrem. (Mine's disabled. And if I could access software with a hammer--it would be dead.)