Broody Hens

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Broody Hens
« on: June 03, 2014, 20:06 »
Can a hen go broody more than once a year?  My Cream Legbar x Buff Orpington went broody so I let her sit on six eggs of which 3 (Buff Orpingtons) hatched at the weekend.

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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2014, 20:54 »
Can a hen go broody more than once a year?

oh indeed they can  ::)

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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2014, 22:59 »
Roberta, a bantam, gone broody once. stopped her about 2 weeks ago...just started laying again...5 eggs later and she has become an egg warmer again!! might put some under her to hatch


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