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  1. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I am currently working with a broody that seems to be hard to break. I put her in a cage inside the run during the day so she wouldn't feel so isolated. Every night I moved her to the roosting box with the other pullets and early in the morning she was put back in the cage. We are running temps...
  2. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I guess it has been "broody time" for a while. I have had several broodies so far but thankfully one at a time until 2 days ago when i got a second one. I have 2 broody breaker cages that I am using right now, both of them are big enough to accommodate more than one broody. My question to you...
  3. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    After I posted my previous post, I did a little reading on this thread and got the impression that it is not so much about cooling them to break the broodiness but to segregate them and keep them out of the nesting box. Do you have any opinion either way for breaking the broody hens? I know each...
  4. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    My 15 month old barred rock Silvia got broody the day before yesterday, I put her in a broody breaker yesterday for part of the afternoon, then I took her out and moved her to the run with the others. She took a dust bath and ate a little, most of the time she groomed. It was close to roosting...
  5. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I was successful in breaking one of my hen's broodiness. I read all the posts regarding this issue and I believe that besides taking the broody hen away from the nest box you also have to cool her a bit. It seems that the con census is that broodiness has to do with hormones and when you put her...
  6. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I read in the forum that a guy succeeded getting his hen out of "broodiness" just by covering the nest boxes at night forcing his hen to roost with the other rather than staying in the nest all day long.Of course you have to uncover them very early so your other hens will have access to them.
  7. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    Congrats! It is such a relief to see them back to normal, isn't it? How long did you leave Louise in the buster cage?. I am so glad that this treatment works, I like it better that the iced water treatment. Hopefully she will never get broody again.
  8. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I agree with you, the important thing is for her to eat and drink and I think it is a great idea to cover the nest boxes at night and force them to roost with the others. I am planning to do just that next time one of my girls gets broody. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
  9. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    It is such a great idea! I hated to leave my hen in the cage all day and night. Covering the nests after they are finished laying and let the broody hen roost at night with the rest of the flock makes sense to me. Of course we will have to be there at the first ray of light to open the nests for...
  10. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I think sunny side up should do well in your garage, hopefully there are not drafts in there so even if it gets in the 20's she will be all right. I covered Ms Queeny's cage at night to help her stay warm. By the way Ms Queeny is laying eggs again and I am so very happy for her.
  11. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    It will be better if you can keep her with the rest of the hens, do you have room in the coop for the rabbit cage? I have read that hens get stressed when you isolete them. If the see the rest of the flock, they are better. If you don't have enough space in the coop for her cage, I guess the...
  12. aldarita

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I have a success story that I want to share with you all. I am so very relieved that my 7 month old white leghorn is "cured" of her broodiness! I have 9 hens (all same age) and no roos. When little (and I mean very little) Ms Queeny stayed in the nesting box for three days, I panicked. Right...
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