My best hen went broody on me three days ago. I was amused at first and let her sit on a fake egg, figuring she'll give up in a day or so and get over it. She has not left the nest since. She's cranky and won't let the other girls use the nest boxes. So, today, I manually removed her from the nest and placed her outside the run. She perks up and hangs out with the flock, then goes back in the nest boxes and terrorizes the others again. I have moved her three times already this morning. Is my moving her eventually going to discourage her broodiness or is it all in vain? I removed all the fake eggs and retrieve all the others as soon as they are laid. When will she give up?
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