Rural Gardening: Question about broody hens, 1 by green04735

green04735 wrote:
Golden comets are not suppose to go broody and neither are the black sex-*links but look what happened to mine ths spring.She went broody and I had some buff orpingtons comming so I gave her golf balls to sit on so she would stay broody and then when the babies came I went out at night and took the golf balls and put the babies under her and she was so happy the next morning to have babies.I don`t think broodies get broody in the winter time but not sure on that.She was a good mom to,was the golden comet a good mom? The sex-links have the broodyness breed out of them so it is very unusual to see one go broody but it does happen,I have golden comets to,they are great egg layers but are pecky,I`m switching to buff orpintons they are so quiet and tame,not as good at egg laying as the sex-links but are dual purpose eating and laying(not that we eat any of our chickens)

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