Baby Buff Orpingtons arriving tomorrow

[lilhill]

   I'm wondering when they start to go broody.  My oldest hen is almost a year old and hasn't shown any inclination of going broody. 

Nic, these guys are so easy going that if other breeds are mixed in with them, the BOs are the ones to get picked on because they won't fight back. 

[GoatTalker]

Very cool.

[helmstead]

They won't all go broody, esp hatchery stock (where they're bred for production more than natural setting).  They're simply more predisposed to it than other dual purpose breeds.  The oldest I've heard of a hen deciding to go broody was in her 2nd year.

I have a line of barred rocks that go broody, craziest thing!  (they aren't supposed to be setters)  Even the offspring from this one hen of mine, located in CA, are going broody haha.

[lilhill]

Ahhhh, okay.  Maybe she's still too young then.  She's not from hatchery stock.  Thanks!

[doublebowgoats]

They all look good! They are so sweet, too. A couple of mine are lap sitters.

[lilhill]

  

[Little Farmer Debi]

very pretty,
Mine are all 4 different shades of color

[TheGoatMan]

My bufforpongtons started setting at about a year and a half old.