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Best layers that rarely go broody
A broody hen is a hen that's stopped laying. If you're after eggs, not chicks, you want birds that never catch the urge to sit — these breeds keep filling the nest box instead of guarding it.
1Golden Comet🌱Rarely broody · 250–320 eggs/yrUnited States2ISA Brown🌱Rarely broody · 280–320 eggs/yrFrance3White Leghorn🌱Rarely broody · 260–320 eggs/yrItaly4Black Sex Link🌱Rarely broody · 250–300 eggs/yrUnited States5Rhode Island Red🌱Rarely broody · 200–300 eggs/yrUnited States6AnconaRarely broody · 220–280 eggs/yrItaly7Delaware🌱Rarely broody · 200–280 eggs/yrUnited States8Easter Egger🌱Rarely broody · 200–280 eggs/yrUnited States
How this list is built: Strong layers (250+ peak or 220+ steady) that our profiles rate as rarely broody. It updates automatically as we add breeds — no hand-picking.
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