- Oct 13, 2013
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It seems that broodiness is contagious in my coop...I have 2 hens setting a dozen eggs each right now so my maternity ward is full. Last week I had 3 hens go broody and they each spent time in the isolation tank which seemed to cure them. This week I have 5 or 6 who are broody!
My question is about isolating them to discourage broodiness. I have two large rabbit hutches in the run (I have almost a hundred girls) and that's where I put them if they go broody and I want to cure them. But with so many going broody at once, I wonder if I can put more than one in each cage? I suppose if the main idea is to make them a little uncomfortable then it doesn't matter, as there's easily enough room on the wire floor for a good half dozen chickens to sit.
However if being alone hastens the "reprogramming" process, then am I better to find other places to put the others, or can I just do it in phases, ie 2 hens go in for a couple of days, then the next two, etc.
Or is there a better/faster way to discourage broodiness?
My question is about isolating them to discourage broodiness. I have two large rabbit hutches in the run (I have almost a hundred girls) and that's where I put them if they go broody and I want to cure them. But with so many going broody at once, I wonder if I can put more than one in each cage? I suppose if the main idea is to make them a little uncomfortable then it doesn't matter, as there's easily enough room on the wire floor for a good half dozen chickens to sit.
However if being alone hastens the "reprogramming" process, then am I better to find other places to put the others, or can I just do it in phases, ie 2 hens go in for a couple of days, then the next two, etc.
Or is there a better/faster way to discourage broodiness?
