Broody hen affecting others’ laying?

[rosemarythyme]

I have one broody hen for over a month now. No matter what I do all she wants is to lay in the egg box and prevent others from laying. Then, if they do, she sits on their eggs!
She won’t lay, isn’t egg bound, rarely eats, and is driving everyone crazy!

She's already sat too long. You really need to break her for her own health.

 

[I have chickens21]

I have 6 hens all a little over a year old. One of my Brahmas has just gone broody. Pulled the feathers off her belly, won’t leave the nesting box, screeching at me and the other hens if we come near, the whole thing. I’m unable to give her fertilized eggs or babies, so I am going to try putting her in jail to break her broodiness.

We used to get eggs from all 6 of them everyday, but recently we’ve only been getting about 3-4 eggs a day. I know it’s common for the broody hen to stop laying, but could her broodiness affect the others and cause them not to lay? None of the others are showing signs of broodiness.

If the broody hen is affecting the others, is there anything I can do to get them back to laying? Or will they go back once the wannabe mama is broken of her ”calling?”

Thanks in advance!

I have 2 broody hens and 27 who are needing to lay and yet we only get 3-5 eggs a day, they are getting plenty of food and water, free range weekly and have many laying boxes

 

[Redhds]

I’ve got a broody young Lavender Orpington Posey. Thankfully she lets me move her without aggression but soon after she’s back in her favorite box. If I block her box she moves to box #2 (we have 3 for 8 hens). Then the others only have one spot to lay. Should we just let her be? She will come out first thing in the morning for scratch, a little crumble and water, then after much squawking back up she goes.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Should we just let her be?

That's up to you. Some people like to let nature take its course. I think it's kinder to just quickly break her so she isn't sitting in a box for 3 weeks with nothing to show for it.