bantam staying in nest box

[speedybug19]

I have a bantam that is always in the nesting box when I check for eggs. I've removed the eggs from below her, but she still stays in there. In general she seems healthy, but this is new behavior. Suggestions? She's about 1 1/2 years old.

 

[Biginner]

she's broody its a motherly instinct hens get and they want to sit on (incubate) their eggs.

 

[speedybug19]

OK, so do I just let her stay in there all the time?

 

[Biginner]

if you want her to sit on eggs you can leave her. or if you don't want chicks, then try putting her in a separate cage for a couple days to break her. I don't have much experience with making them stop being broody, I usually let them incubate the eggs.

do you have a rooster?

 

[speedybug19]

No rooster, were in town, otherwise chicks would be fun. She's kind of cranky anyway, so I will try to seperate her a bit. thanks!

 

[Biginner]

Yeah they get cranky when they are broody