- Jun 18, 2017
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Hi everyone! Help, I have two leg horns and a barred hen, about 2 yrs. One of my white leghorns has gone broody! I've tried keeping her out of the nest box for a couple of days but it hasn't worked yet. She simply walks around all puffed up making what I've dubbed "disgruntled broody hen sounds" and rushes back to the nest box once freed to sit on "invisible" eggs. I have read about keeping broody hens in a wire-bottomed cage, etc, but the advice I'm looking for is different. Since she is so stubbornly broody, is it possible to obtain fertilized eggs for her to hatch? Our neighborhood doesn't allow roosters. But I just wanted to know if anyone had experience with this sort of thing.
Also, as an aside. My other two hens want to use the same nest box that the broody hen is using. They are stubborn about this and don't want to use the other, even if the ceramic eggs are there. I've found them in there pecking at her. Any helpful advice for correcting this behavior is welcome too!
Also, as an aside. My other two hens want to use the same nest box that the broody hen is using. They are stubborn about this and don't want to use the other, even if the ceramic eggs are there. I've found them in there pecking at her. Any helpful advice for correcting this behavior is welcome too!