Will RIR's go broody

[miss_thenorth]

I have 6--welll actually I think they are either RIRs or red rock's (that's what I was told) and I was thinking about breeding them to actually hatch eggs. I don't want to mess around with incubators, so I was wondering if these breeds will go broody. If they don't go broody, I can get a silkie very easily.

From what I understand, they are a dual purpose breed, and they are great egg layers, but I wanted to hatch some of them for meat. So this being the case--what type of roo should I get?

Is this the place to ask, or should I go to meat birds? Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

thanks so much!!

 

[turnerstar31]

well out of all the rirs that i have I have only had one go broody not sure if it is just mine but they just do not seem to like it. You could always get rir and than get some types of birds that like to go broody.I have a cochin and I tell you she goes broody on nothing. Just put the eggs under her and she hatches them and I have even used her to put day old chicks and she has raised guineas for me. you could also research more i can't remeber where i saw it but it said if they were broody birds or not under the different types.

 

[unionwirewoman]

I have 3 RIR's and none of them go broody ..... my turken bantams and silkie seem to be broody all the time !!!

 

[ZuniBee]

I have 20 RIR hens and in a year, only one has gone broody...She is broody right now on day 8....

Broody RIR