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You may not know for sure when she's spent enough time in the cage to fully break her. I do a test where I let the hen out of the cage and keep an eye on her. If she ends up back in the nest, she needs at least twelve more hours in the cage. Usually three days is enough, but some hens require...

You need to break this broody because extended broodiness ruins her health. If it goes on liong enough, you could have much more serious problems to face if her health deteriorates. Do you have a kennel or dog crate with an open mesh floor? You need something to confine her in for around three...

How do you know she is still broody? What are the signs? How are you treating the scaly leg mites in your flock? How many are there? When leg mites wander to the face, we call it face mites. Depending on the number of chickens needing treatment, and if the present treatment is not improving...

You have two health issues going on here. One is the white crust on the face of the broody, the other is a broody that's been broody too long. So let's get some more information so we can all help. First, go take some photos of the crust and post them here. It's easy. Select "full image" as you...