koo2cat Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 My gold laced wyandotte is a right one for going broody ! As soon as the weather warms up she is at it again! I just remove the eggs from underneath her with a dustpan and she gets bored after about 10 days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I came across this "hen breed chart" recently. Although it is American it contains info about lots of British hens too What you might find particularly useful is that the "broodiness of each breed is noted. http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html Thanks for that link,sparkysmum. It is really useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Errrmmm, I'd not rely on that as each hen within the breed can be different, for instance, I have lots of wyandotte bantams and they are all off different 'brood-ability'. What I can say reliably is that the fluffier the bird, the more likely it is to brood. Brooding, however will cause them to starve, and the warmth makes them lice magnets Sooo unless you want to hatch from them (which is a whole other dilemma) then I'd pop them in the broody cage and snap them out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 None of my araucanas has ever been broody - they are the most reliable layers I've had. Same here- I think they're fab little birds. oh thanks, I was expecting eggs from now until May then broody battles until winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 I've had umpteen broody hybrids. duly noted, was not planning on hybrids, want a breed not bred to lay their little bodies out. but no doubt whatever I end up with they will be the exception to the rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
