Broody hen causing exaustion

[Goldenlaced_keeper]

Hi guys and gals. Been a while since I have had a question for the pros but boy am I in a frustrating, and tiresome pickle.
My golden laced polish girl who's about 18 mo old has gone broody. It's so rare in polish but she's done it. Here's the problem. I am in a heat wave. She go's up there lays down on the nest and cooks her self. I mean It can get warm in the egg box when it's 105 degrees out. So the last two days I have grabbed her and brought her into a crate inside. She barely drinks barely eats. Today when I grabbed her out she was basically half de@d. She breathing so fast I could hear it. Couldn't lift her head. Over heated. She so I brought her in again hydrated her and she joined the flock and seemed normal and began grazing. This morning once again she's up there and not letting the others in. How do I get her to stop. Only because it's dangerous for her to go up there in 105 degrees for all day and not drink. Thank you!

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Hi guys and gals. Been a while since I have had a question for the pros but boy am I in a frustrating, and tiresome pickle.
My golden laced polish girl who's about 18 mo old has gone broody. It's so rare in polish but she's done it. Here's the problem. I am in a heat wave. She go's up there lays down on the nest and cooks her self. I mean It can get warm in the egg box when it's 105 degrees out. So the last two days I have grabbed her and brought her into a crate inside. She barely drinks barely eats. Today when I grabbed her out she was basically half de@d. She breathing so fast I could hear it. Couldn't lift her head. Over heated. She so I brought her in again hydrated her and she joined the flock and seemed normal and began grazing. This morning once again she's up there and not letting the others in. How do I get her to stop. Only because it's dangerous for her to go up there in 105 degrees for all day and not drink. Thank you!

Get her some chicks……..

 

[ChicNmom]

Broody hen jail.

Do you have dog crate or cage you could put her in?
Like a wire cage so lots of light can come in? No soft nest like materials and in a cooler spot would be ideal.

Some have tried cool, not ice cold, water baths to bring down their body temp but that has never worked for me.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If she let's you handle her, soak her legs in room temperature water as long as she'll let you. If you can rub some in her armpits and under her wattles as well, even better. Either break her brooding with a broody break cage or give her some chicks. Unfortunately odds are that her eggs are cooked if she's so set at sitting in that heat. It's not uncommon, I lose most of my summer clutches to eggs being cooked.

If she doesn't let you handle her, skip the water soak and just put her in the cage. Make sure the cage has shade.

 

[aart]

Put her in a breaker crate in the shade.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/broody-breaking-ala-aart.77915/

Electrolytes greatly help to reduce heat stress.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

 

[Goldenlaced_keeper]

Put her in a breaker crate in the shade.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/broody-breaking-ala-aart.77915/

Electrolytes greatly help to reduce heat stress.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

This is what I have done after hearing from you all. So this should work huh? And should I try letting her back with the flock tommorrow night or longer? She's screaming bloody murder right now. Hey thanks everyone for helping me whenever these birds, who I have become so much more attached to than I ever thought I would, cause me problems.

 

[ChicNmom]

It may take a few days. Tomorrow is too soon. Right now she's mad that she's not in her broody place.

 

[aart]

And should I try letting her back with the flock tommorrow night or longer?

Ideally the breaker crate should remain with the flock.
....and yes it will likely take more than 24 hours.

 

[Goldenlaced_keeper]

Okay got it. Hey do you guys think there's any truth to the whole "dunking them in cold water" to lower there temp and that fixing them quickly. Lots of people swore by that and it seems a lot easier. But I just don't believe it

 

[aart]

Okay got it. Hey do you guys think there's any truth to the whole "dunking them in cold water" to lower there temp and that fixing them quickly. Lots of people swore by that and it seems a lot easier. But I just don't believe it

It's where the saying 'madder than a wet hen'.
It can work, but rarely...and it can be dangerous.
Too cold of water can put them into shock.