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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Well, since so many of you folks have been so kind and helpful, I thought I'd update you. Henna has been in chicken jail for 3 days now with no sign of relenting. She seems so sad and she continues to lay down. I visit her, pet her, and talk to her numerous times a day, but still she broods. I...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Hmmm, months. I had hoped 3 weeks or so and that was it until the spirit moved her again. That concerns me a great deal. Her spot does seem very secure from predators, but the trance effect could be problematic for sure. Oh my! We just love her to pieces, so I will put out some feelers for a...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Very interesting. I read about the weight loss and didn't mind removing her to feed and drink numerous times a day. You've given me new things to consider, RosemaryThyme. Thanks so much.
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Giving this more thought because this is all new to me, I've been wondering...In all the information I've read, no one has said anything about just allowing the hen to continue being broody. I get it's a natural thing, and I'm really not one to fight Mother Nature. We don't particularly care...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Thanks SimplyLivinthatFarmLife and I love your philosophy and name!
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Thanks GirlsMommy18. I will definitely do that if she abandons her usual spot. I will admit defeat to my hen tonight because after removing her from the nest several times during the day and getting her to eat a bit and drink, she scurried right back to the nest. When I removed her after several...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Oh yes, she has shelter from the elements and of course temperature is not a problem. I initially made her a nesting box from a wooden crate and lined it with hay from a friend's farm, but she wasn't interested. I moved it several places at the time in efforts to entice her to begin laying...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    I have an additional question now that I've removed her from her nest. She went willingly with no attempt to bite, although she did complain, lol. My question, since she is free range, would she return to the same nesting site after she's broken or would she look for another? When she did this...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Guess we've got to keep on our toes then, but that's what makes keeping them so much fun. Thanks for the advice.
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Thank you, MissChick@Dee. Cute name!
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Thank you both. Yes, that's what I thought after reading the forums. So is this a cyclical thing? Do they do it often? I wasn't quite sure about that from the reading. LOL, never did I think that being born and raised in Metropolitan New York that I would be living in Costa Rica raising a rescue...
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    Newbie with broody hen question

    Hi everyone. We live in Costa Rica where nearly everyone has free-range chickens. We inherited one when a neighbor moved and couldn't gather this one up. We believe she's less than a year old and we've had her about 4 months. No idea what her breed is, but she's similar to a Rhode Island Red and...
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