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  1. coach723

    Hen acting broody, breast feathers mostly gone, red streaks on skin, smells bad

    I have one hen that will go broody 4 or 5 times a spring/summer/fall sometimes. :he Warm season is long in Florida. Averages are made to be broken with chickens. I obviously don't let her sit every time, so the jail gets used a lot for her. I had 3 hens go broody at the same time this...
  2. coach723

    Hen acting broody, breast feathers mostly gone, red streaks on skin, smells bad

    I'm not sure I entirely understand your question. :oops: They need to stay in the crate until they are no longer broody, if she has access to the nest box she will go back in and sit again and you will have to start over. The crate needs to be in a place that is predator proof while she's in...
  3. coach723

    Hen acting broody, breast feathers mostly gone, red streaks on skin, smells bad

    If you don't want her to sit, then you will need to break her. There are several ways to try, I find the most effective to be 'chicken jail'. A wire crate, lifted off the ground so air can circulate all around her. No bedding of any kind, just food and water. She stays there until she...
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