Had a serial broody last summer, broke her 7 times after letting her hatch in March(she got broke the previous fall too). Finally gave her to someone in Sept. who wanted a broody, she never went broody again(as of April).
Broodiness Cycle
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I have a Buff Orp the same way and I finally gave her some eggs to sit on. They just hatched yesterday
Oh.my.gosh!!! SO CUTE! I'd love to watch my Buff girl get to momma some chicks one day
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She was a gift just bc I wanted chickens lol... I get enough eggs from my other ladies that her not laying isnt an issue... I just get tired of messing with the crate. But I may need to look into just giving her a clutch for next time.
That's hilarious.
Growing up, we had about 5 homemade wire cages hanging from the ceiling of the henhouse. With 100 Leghorns, it seemed like there were always 2 or 3 cages occupied.
Most people may not have room for that but keeping a lightweight cage always suspended means all you have to do is pluck the bird off the nest, put her in the cage and add food and water.
I'm on my 18th case of broodiness this year.
I'm generally lucky and just removing the eggs is enough.
Most will sit on the empty nest for a day or so and as long as I make sure they roost on a perch in their tribes coop at night the broody behavior (incessant clucking, ruffling up when other hens approach and general bad attitude) stops within a couple of days.
I believe Centrarchids method works. Some of the local chicken keepers here use this.
I started another system a few years ago. I mark the eggs, let them sit for three days and then remove the eggs. This switches the egg laying cycle off and when not laying eggs the nutrition they get helps them to put on a bit of weight.
I do this because I'm not dependent on egg production and studies suggest that the constant laying of eggs tends to promote reproductive problems earlier than in the breeds that may only lay 50 or so eggs a season.
I'm trying to extend their lives by resting them from egg laying at peak cycle times.
I'm generally lucky and just removing the eggs is enough.
Most will sit on the empty nest for a day or so and as long as I make sure they roost on a perch in their tribes coop at night the broody behavior (incessant clucking, ruffling up when other hens approach and general bad attitude) stops within a couple of days.
I believe Centrarchids method works. Some of the local chicken keepers here use this.
I started another system a few years ago. I mark the eggs, let them sit for three days and then remove the eggs. This switches the egg laying cycle off and when not laying eggs the nutrition they get helps them to put on a bit of weight.
I do this because I'm not dependent on egg production and studies suggest that the constant laying of eggs tends to promote reproductive problems earlier than in the breeds that may only lay 50 or so eggs a season.
I'm trying to extend their lives by resting them from egg laying at peak cycle times.
@aart do you think maybe the change in venue is what broke her broodiness? She was no longer triggered by the same nest, same smells, etc?
Good point. Stress of move and new surroundings. Feeling less safe to raise a family.
An interesting experiment would be to bring her back and see if she goes broody again!
That would be an interesting experiment but brings in bio-security issues I wouldn't want to deal with.
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