BROODY HEN-help?

[shi1807]

I have a hen that has been trying to sit in one of the nesting boxes for 3 days. I remove her and take all eggs out. She goes right back to the nesting box when I leave and sits again so I remove her again several times throughout the day. I just removed her and now she is making herself a bed in the dirt in the run--she just wants to sit. She is making sweet little sounds that I have no idea what they mean. The way my coop is built, there is no way to separate her. Suggestions please! I don't want baby chicks. I'm pretty new at this and this is the first time one of my hens just wants to sit. Small flock--8 hens and 1 rooster. All suggestions welcome!

 

[iwiw60]

I have a hen that has been trying to sit in one of the nesting boxes for 3 days. I remove her and take all eggs out. She goes right back to the nesting box when I leave and sits again so I remove her again several times throughout the day. I just removed her and now she is making herself a bed in the dirt in the run--she just wants to sit. She is making sweet little sounds that I have no idea what they mean. The way my coop is built, there is no way to separate her. Suggestions please! I don't want baby chicks. I'm pretty new at this and this is the first time one of my hens just wants to sit. Small flock--8 hens and 1 rooster. All suggestions welcome!

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http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search?q=broody

 

[shi1807]

Thank you iwiw60!