Broody AGAIN?

[Harmoni]

My one RIR hatched 2 adopted eggs 12 weeks ago. She started laying again when they were 6 weeks. So it has only been 6 weeks of laying and I am pretty sure she is broody again. Is this going to be a regular thing with her? We already have 5 more chickens than we can legally have. If this is going to be regular, I may have to rehome her

 

[Nnyuu]

You can break her of her broodiness. I haven't done that yet myself but I know many have successfully and there are lots of threads and articles on how to do it properly. Good luck!

 

[sourland]

Some hens lay a clutch, raise a brood and repeat. I have had hens raise as many as 5 broods in a year. This may very well become her pattern.

 

[Harmoni]

You can break her of her broodiness. I haven't done that yet myself but I know many have successfully and there are lots of threads and articles on how to do it properly. Good luck!

Yeah, i know the how to, but I've also read stories of hens refusing to give up and going 60+ days.
I feel like my hen would be one of those

 

[TheDuckGuy]

Yeah, i know the how to, but I've also read stories of hens refusing to give up and going 60+ days.
I feel like my hen would be one of those

Just try

 

[Harmoni]

Just try

For how long before I give up? A week? What's the typical safe timeframe?

 

[Bigegges]

Yeah, i know the how to, but I've also read stories of hens refusing to give up and going 60+ days.
I feel like my hen would be one of those

We have one that has been sitting on nothing since March. I have tried everything in the book the break and she is sitting in a milk crate that doesn’t even have draw in it

 

[Harmoni]

We have one that has been sitting on nothing since March. I have tried everything in the book the break and she is sitting in a milk crate that doesn’t even have draw in it

That's why I gave her eggs last time .
We don't have room for more chickens, so if I give her eggs, i will either have to give them away or give one of my other birds away.

 

[TheDuckGuy]

We have one that has been sitting on nothing since March. I have tried everything in the book the break and she is sitting in a milk crate that doesn’t even have draw in it

Have you tried putting her in a dog crate and just giving her food and water and if it wouldn't break her I would just leave her in it 4 months is a long time she won't survive much longer

 

[Bigegges]

We had

Have you tried putting her in a dog crate and just giving her food and water and if it wouldn't break her I would just leave her in it 4 months is a long time she won't survive much longer

her in one for about 3-4 weeks didn’t stop her
She has airflow under her now and is still broody any ideas on how to stop it I will try