What Kind Of Hen Is Best For Incubation/brooding?

The leghorns etc. That are bred for egg production also have the broodiness bred out and the body size for food efficiency.  The big meat birds like black australorps and buff orpingtons lay fewer eggs (over a year) and are more prone to quit laying and "go broody", meaning they hunt anyones'eggs and try to hatch them.  They have the extra body size to weather the 3 weeks of high body temp and little food required for successful hatch.  Many smaller breeds will quit halfway thru.  Both blacks and buffs are excellent moms and good natured.

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Basically all of the hens try to sit the nest after they lay an egg, at least for 30 minutes. To say about the kind of the hen for brooding is not possible because it all depends on how you encourage your hen to broody. For complete details about brooding click on the link:
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