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It depends on how long it takes for her to break from being broody. If you removed all the unhatched eggs and left the nest empty then the next step is to kick her out of the nest for the day. Let her free range (or covered range for most of the day but make sure she has plenty of access to food...

My silkie went broody and was super stubborn. It took her 3 days in the broody pen and then two days with her friends out in the run but put in the broody pen at night. After the 5th day I moved her broody pen outside (it was warm) to watch her friends in the run. She was not happy but this...

I use oyster shell to fix the soft shell problem. I honestly get shells from my family's dock and crush them up into small pieces. The hens love it. I just sprinkle it as a treat with sunflower seeds. It does the trick. I do know you can buy it at your tracker/chicken supply store or online.

My hen answered my question yesterday. After the 7th day she laid an egg. I was so happy to see this. She started perching for 3 nights with her friends she finally started. So my answer is It took a week for her but all of them are different. I do think removing the balls and making her go...

I have one 23 week old hen/pullet who started laying about 6weeks ago. She suddenly went broody with some golf balls and stopped laying her eggs. I removed the golf balls (that she moved in there to begin with) and she joined her three other hen friends and is perching at night with them. It's...