Broody hen without eggs

[Bonnieboo]

I don't have a rooster but one of my hens is convinced she has babies. She has been sitting on the nest for about 4 weeks despite repeated removals.
We are in the middle of a very hot summer and the chook house is stifling during the day so I am constantly having to chuck her out into the yard where trees and gardens keep the others cool. She will stay out for a few minutes, have a drink and sometimes a dust bath then straight back into the sauna. Will this ever end????

 

[3KillerBs]

You need to break her broodiness for the sake of her health.

Here's a useful article on broody management: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...rst-turkey-strut-to-weaning-the-chicks.76878/

This is my outdoor broody breaker -- in case you don't have room in the coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/outdoor-broody-breaker.76592/

 

[Bonnieboo]

Thanks so much for your advice. Will give that a try