Futuregreenefarm
Songster
I have a lot of broodiness going through my flock. I only have 7 hens but I am running at least 2 screeching and turkey acting hens off their eggs each week. It has affected all the hens at least once with only one exception. This may be dumb but I think my runt hen (who "goes broody" every time someone else does) uses it as a defense mechanism. Is that possible? Even the head hen leaves her alone when she walks around fluffed up and clucking like a time bomb. I have a "jail" and use it regularly. I only have one with a divider so I can only put 2 in and sometimes I have more than that walking around clucking. I put the ones staying in the nest boxes in the jail. Sometimes I take up the boxes after I collect eggs to keep them out of them. I am lost as what to do. They are noisy and fuss loudly and a lot during the day and one or two have even acted somewhat aggressively towards me by screeching and refusing to move outta my way to the nest boxes. Anything I can do to put an end to broodiness?? I can't let anyone sit on eggs. I am already at max capacity.