Hi all, I have a 10mo. old blue ophington that went broody for the first time in late Feb. I have only 3 girls and no rooster so there is nothing for her to hatch. Based on advice I got from BYC I broke her broodiness by putting her in a wire cage with food and water and air flowing under her for 2 nights and 1 day. I placed the wire cage on top of two saw horses in my protected garage. That broke her of her broodiness and she was back to normal. Now just a little over a month later she is broody again, so I put her back in her wire cage last evening and will put her back with her flock tomorrow morning.
I feel bad taking her out and putting her in a cage by herself, and hate the thought of having to do this monthly. MY question is this-- if I just let her be broody until she is done on her own will she go broody less often? By breaking her of her broodiness am I increasing the frequency of her going broody? Is my choice between letting her be broody for two weeks and then her not being broody again for several months, or breaking her of her broodiness on a monthly basis?
Thanks for any advice!
I feel bad taking her out and putting her in a cage by herself, and hate the thought of having to do this monthly. MY question is this-- if I just let her be broody until she is done on her own will she go broody less often? By breaking her of her broodiness am I increasing the frequency of her going broody? Is my choice between letting her be broody for two weeks and then her not being broody again for several months, or breaking her of her broodiness on a monthly basis?
Thanks for any advice!