Response to response to broody hen

mspaw, it depends mostly on what kind of chickens they are. Some breeds have had the "broody" bred clear out of them (hens that brood and rear chicks stop laying eggs), so you would want to make sure you had the right breed. Get one of the poultry catalogs (Murray McMurray will do) and read their breed descriptions for more information. If you need to buy some different chickens, you might want to find a local breeder -- the big hatcheries don't always have the very best stock, and once in a while, what they send isn't quite what you ordered. The first batch we got from Murray McMurray was supposed to have some White Rocks in it, but they sent White Leghorns instead. And more recently there was another mistake like that, but I can't remember what the breeds were. Good luck.

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