Broody Chickens
Breeds
If your looking for broody chickens
there are definitely some breeds that are more reliable others.
Here's some of the breeds most known for
going broody
At one point in history, all hens went 'broody', or had their natural instincts kick in that urged them to stay on a nest and hatch out a clutch of eggs. Somewhere along the line, people raising chickens for egg production realized that this behavior cost them money. They lose the time the hen sits on the eggs (21 days), plus time beyond that while she focuses on raising her chicks.
There are still many breeds that will go broody fairly regularly. And some of them are also known as good mothers. Here's lists of broody chicken breeds. They are divided into three different lists: Best Bets (known to go broody), Best Moms (broody tendencies plus known to be good mothers), and hens that go broody on occasion.
BEST BETS for Broodiness:
Araucana
Belgian D'Anver
Belgian D'Uccle
Booted
Brahma
Cochins
Cubalaya
Java
Malay
Marans
Silkie
Best Mothers:
Chantelcer
Dominique
Dorking
Dutch
Modern Game
New Hampshire
Old English Game
Orpington
Phoneix
Sussex
Fair Bets, but Not A Sure Deal:
Ameraucana
Appenzeller
Asil
(also good mothers)
Australorp
(also good mothers)
Buckeye
Cornish
Delaware
Jersy Giant
Sumantra
Turkens (Naked Necks)
(also good mothers)
Wyandotte
Do you have a hen set on hatching eggs and you want to learn how to 'break' her broodiness?
Would you like to see a list of chickens known to NOT to hatch out eggs?
Would you like to know more about chicken breeds?
