[AL Hathaway]

What type of hen makes a good broodie?  and at what age? as it will not be a silkie my  husband calls them(Spanish) diablo pollo=Devil Chicken so i would prefer a Large fowl as you can get a few more eggs under them as i think it would be enjoyable to see a hen with her babies rather than using an incy  plus i could have more eggs going that way hubby will just roll his eyes  to this but wont say no as he loves me.

[themagicaltoad1]

There's a good chance more than half will be cockerals, have you thought what you will do with them? Other than silkies I can't help on other breeds that go broody.

[AL Hathaway]

There's a good chance more than half will be cockerals, have you thought what you will do with them? Other than silkies I can't help on other breeds that go broody.

oh yeah even if half will be cockerels they will have a home  or fatten up for a food pot breeding and hatching is not new to me and dispatching it's just looking for a broodie as not done that before as all my hens are egg layers not the broodie type or i would not be asking this question.

[katey]

hi,i've heard orpingtons make good broodies but i've no experience of this.

[Casey76]

Brahmas, cochins, wyandottes all make excellent mothers, brahmas and cochins are notorious for their broodiness, and they make excellent mothers (you can also fit a nice 9 or 11 eggs under one )  Wyandottes also make excellent mothers, but are not quite so broody as the other two.

All three make very good garden ornaments too - but not so much as egg layers!

[AL Hathaway]

oh thank you Casey76 you have made my day as i have just add a Lovely lady to my Flock  and she is just a happy hen and ever so big and is a Lemon Pyle Brahma So YAY for me and her.

[Sassy]

Silkie cross Light Sussex make good broodies and would be bigger than a silkie pure bred. The crosses are also known as clockers.