Broody hen gone CRAZY . Help

[Icehen99]

My hen Goldie hatched 01/25 went broody near July 4th and now gone broody again . She went immediately to broody jail and today I removed her so I could clean the jail and she became so mean to her 3 other flock mates . Two separate times she attacked my marans . It was so bad my husband stepped in before anyone got hurt but it was ugly . I just can’t believe she’s acting like this . These are my first chickens and honestly Goldie has been annoying me . Just venting , people can give any advice they would like . I’m new to all of this


Photo of Goldie and one of the hens she attacked a couple of weeks ago .

 

[rosemarythyme]

Broodies can be awfully cranky, it's the hormones acting up.

 

[Altairsky]

Normal broody behavior. She really wants to have babies. If you can't let her hatch some eggs, I think it's best for her to find a new home where she's allowed to be a mama. I think it won't be hard to find someone who wants a free incubator.
Getting in and out of broody jail every couple of weeks is not a great life anyway.

 

[Icehen99]

Normal broody behavior. She really wants to have babies. If you can't let her hatch some eggs, I think it's best for her to find a new home where she's allowed to be a mama. I think it won't be hard to find someone who wants a free incubator.
Getting in and out of broody jail every couple of weeks is not a great life anyway.

Yeah we live in Minnesota so it’s not going to be good weather to have chicks here soon . Definitely thinking about it and I hate to put her in jail . She’s being better today and coexisting . Hoping it’s a phase

 

[Pukkits]

Her expression says she's not sorry either. I'm sorry you are going through this. We also have a young broody, but she's just being a nest box derp and growling a lot. Chicken hormones can be a wild ride.

Can you offer some distraction when she's out of jail, treats like lettuce or fruit, new toys or structure to explore like two pallets bolted together? Ideally she can work through her raging hormones, but it doesn't always work. As others have said, if she can't get over being broody and it's this strong at less than a year old, you might consider rehoming her to someone that wants to hatch chicks. If she becomes a good brooder and mama, she will be prized by a breeder.

 

[Icehen99]

Her expression says she's not sorry either. I'm sorry you are going through this. We also have a young broody, but she's just being a nest box derp and growling a lot. Chicken hormones can be a wild ride.

Can you offer some distraction when she's out of jail, treats like lettuce or fruit, new toys or structure to explore like two pallets bolted together? Ideally she can work through her raging hormones, but it doesn't always work. As others have said, if she can't get over being broody and it's this strong at less than a year old, you might consider rehoming her to someone that wants to hatch chicks. If she becomes a good brooder and mama, she will be prized by a breeder.

I have wanted to hatch out some eggs. I would’ve just preferred it earlier in the spring time. I do wanna add some more hens to my flock so she could hatch out some eggs next year. I distracted her with some apples and feed yesterday and she is acting a lot more normal and less crabby. This is my first backyard flock