Brooding

[4chicken]

1 of my chickens has been brooding for over 2 months and the other 3 have stopped laying. When I kick her out she gets picked on and stays away from the others. Any ideas on getting her to stop brooding? I'm sure when she stops it will free up the nesting boxes for the others.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

1 of my chickens has been brooding for over 2 months and the other 3 have stopped laying. When I kick her out she gets picked on and stays away from the others. Any ideas on getting her to stop brooding? I'm sure when she stops it will free up the nesting boxes for the others.

You need to break her. Moving her out of nest alonenwont do anything. Put her in a cage where she can't nest down for a few days straight before seeing if she goes back to the nest site when released. If she does, then put her back in the cage

 

[rosemarythyme]

Put her in a cage where she can't nest down for a few days straight before seeing if she goes back to the nest site when released. If she does, then put her back in the cage

x2. Here's instructions and photos for a breaker set up: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/broody-breaking-ala-aart.77915/

 

[aart]

When I kick her out she gets picked on and stays away from the others.

Are you sure she's broody or just hiding from the others?
How old are these birds, in months?

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