I have a lovely Buff Orpington hen 1 year old, who has gone broody. We have tried lots of things to snap her out of it to no avail. She's been in a cage, separated from the nesting box, dunked in cool water...the works. Still broody and grump. My kids want to add a couple of day old chicks...
This morning when I went to check my hens I noticed that one stayed in the coop. Sleeping in, I guessed. Later in the morning I noted that she was sitting (very close to the door of the coop) and not moving about or paying attention to the rest of the flock. I reached down to make her stir...