Broody Cochin Frizzle… I’ve tried everything .Please help!

[Amy Weaver]

Please help!!

I have a broody Bantam Cochin Frizzle I can’t break. I don’t want to hatch eggs. I’ve tried a kennel with no bedding, cold water bottles on her belly, making her get off the nest for hours at a time, collecting eggs early… and on and on.

I love her and it would break my heart to give her away. Please give any other suggestions, if there are any.

Thank you!!

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Can you let her hatch eggs then sell the chicks? That would move her out of broodiness.

 

[Amy Weaver]

Can you let her hatch eggs then sell the chicks? That would move her out of broodiness.

I’m not in a position to hatch right now. One day, I hope to let her be a mama, but this summer, isn’t going to work with things going on my life. I love her so much and would hate to re-home her.

 

[Amy Weaver]

This my broody cutie.

 

[Amy Weaver]

This my broody cutie.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Please help!!

I have a broody Bantam Cochin Frizzle I can’t break. I don’t want to hatch eggs. I’ve tried a kennel with no bedding, cold water bottles on her belly, making her get off the nest for hours at a time, collecting eggs early… and on and on.

I love her and it would break my heart to give her away. Please give any other suggestions, if there are any.

Thank you!!

How long did you separate her at a time? You actually need to keep her off of the nest for days to break her broody spell.

 

[Shadrach]

I’m not in a position to hatch right now. One day, I hope to let her be a mama, but this summer, isn’t going to work with things going on my life. I love her so much and would hate to re-home her.

You write you've tried a kennel. What exactly is that?
You need a cage. No solid walls. You need a perch in the cage. No bedding. No solid floor.
You need the cage to be standing on bricks or similar so air circulates underneath the cage. You can let her out for excercise but not let her sit.
Ideally you need the cage somewhere where the hen can't see her original nest.
Obviously you need to feed her and give her water.

I used to bring the really stubborn broodies into the house. I had concrete floors which stayed cool. When I went out to do things on the land I contained the broody with a kids play pen frame. While I was in the house I just kept them moving around while I did the domestic stuff.

 

[Shadrach]

I think @aart has some pictures of a set up she uses to good effect but I can't find them.

Apologies for tagging you aart.

 

[Shadrach]

Found it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...rates-a-good-tool-for-every-chickeneer.72619/

 

[aart]

My experience goes about like this: After her setting for 3 days and nights in the nest (or as soon as I know they are broody), I put her in a wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller wire(1x2) on the bottom but no bedding, set up on a couple of 4x4's right in the coop or run with feed and water.

After 48 hours I let her out of crate very near roosting time(30-60 mins) if she goes to roost great, if she goes to nest put her back in crate for another 48 hours.

Tho not necessary a chunk of 2x4 for a 'roost' was added to crate floor, gives the feet a break from the wire floor and encourages roosting.