2 broody rir's

[Grant davis]

Hi there , I have 2 broody rir chooks they about 1 year old. They layed eggs for about 4 mounths and for the last 2 they don't roost and just sit in there nesting box all day and all night and don't lay any eggs ... what can I do to get them back to normal laying chickens . I do take them out and they have a bit of a scratch around and then go back to the coop and just sit there till I let them back in. They don't seem to be eating much at all .... hope you can give me some advice please.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Take all eggs out of the nests. Block the nests, remove the hens constantly, put a frozen water bottle in the nest, give the hens a cold bath, put them is a crate or shut them outside. These are all great ways to snap them out of their broodiness.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/encouraging-or-discouraging-broodiness-in-your-hens

Good luck!

 

[Grant davis]

Thank you so much I will give it a go !

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. X2 on Mountain Peeps advice. Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your broody chooks.
Cheers.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Mountain Peeps X2 You need to break them of their broodiness. They won't lay until they are not broody anymore. And sometimes they go into a molt after being broody. It can take a while after finishing up with being broody to get back to laying. So cage them, keep them out of the boxes and definitely no eggs to set on and hopefully they stop with being broody.

Good luck and welcome to our flock!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Good luck breaking your broodies!

 

[drumstick diva]