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  1. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    apparently not this year thats 2 on here that did it, she did a stint of 10 days in the broody buster hanging in the air and it didn't break her
  2. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    Thank heavens for small miracles, my white leghorn that was driving everyone crazy since May finally broke broody now we are to fall and it's a good thing incubator chicks i was gonna hatch for her failed at hatch, all the other hens were going through molt though too so no eggs in sight.
  3. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    because this particular hen doesn't do well brooding, then tries to steal the other broodies nest and even the ducks babies. I don't think will have to put do the night time thing as she's still trying to steal the ducklings at a month old from their mommas. she tried to brood 2 rimes with her...
  4. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    one thing my flock has taught me is they didn't read the chicken book obviously. I've tried everything suggested and got a white leghorn that has been in broody mode for 4 months now just not successful though the last time she actually sat she did get to day 17 before getting impatient. So as...
  5. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    locking a free ranging flock up seems to have worked for the ones trying to community brood, 2 broke and are laying the others are staying away on their own from the nests, only 1 sitting now
  6. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    It has a floor, that must be part of it besides not being off the group but still can' put up that many crates is my problem. The flock has been perfect layers daily until we got our first broody and she hatched out I have 16 hens(lost 4 over the year) 9 are broody and not laying 1 still...
  7. slordaz

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    ok had first broody hatch her chicks out now everyone wants to get in on brooding, Don't have 9 cages to break them all in at once, they are trying to community brood, put 2 in dog kennel carriers with just food and water for 3 days and they are not laying eggs but are still trying to brood as...
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