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Broody Hens
1. Which of these methods have you tried to "encourage" a hen to go broody and how successful has it been?
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Works every time
Works sometimes
Never works
Never tried it
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Count
Cooping her in a small, dark space with a nest of eggs
2.1% (2)
38.5% (37)
5.2% (5)
54.2% (52)
96
Increasing hours of daylight with artificial lighting
2.2% (2)
31.9% (29)
13.2% (12)
52.7% (48)
91
Increasing humidity
0.0% (0)
10.9% (10)
8.7% (8)
80.4% (74)
92
Selecting for broodiness in my breeding program
28.1% (27)
40.6% (39)
1.0% (1)
30.2% (29)
96
2. Please tell us about other methods you've successfully used to encourage hens to go broody.
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Hybrid Meat Birds
1. We've also been wondering about hybrid meat chickens (Cornish Rock crosses) and broodiness. If you have any experience in the following areas, please tell us about it: - Using broody hens as foster mothers to raise meat chicks. - Keeping hybrid meat-type pullets as layers. * How do they lay? * Do they ever go broody? * Have you hatched their eggs?
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Background
1. How many years have you kept chickens?
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Response
Count
0 to 2
10.8%
10
3 to 5
24.7%
23
6 to 8
16.1%
15
9 or more
48.4%
45
2. How many chickens do you keep on average?
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Response
Count
Fewer than 10
9.8%
9
11 to 20
12.0%
11
21 to 50
46.7%
43
50 to 99
17.4%
16
100 or more
14.1%
13
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