Broody hen

[Tillyschickens]

My hen has been broody for around two weeks, she hatched her first brood around 8 weeks ago and left them 3-4 weeks ago. I've tried everything to break the broodines but she's desperate to sit on eggs. Is it too soon to let her hatch some more chicks as I'm worried about her weight she lost alot of weight when sitting on the first batch on eggs but her being broody means she's eating less anyways. What do you suggest?
She's a light Sussex bantam

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Feel her breast and then a random flock member's breast. If she is sharper than the other one, then I wouldn't let her sit

 

[Tillyschickens]

Feel her breast and then a random flock member's breast. If she is sharper than the other one, then I wouldn't let her sit

I only have one female bantam so would they feel different to a normal sized hybrid

 

[neo71665]

I wouldn't let her sit that soon. How are you trying to break her?

 

[Tillyschickens]

I wouldn't let her sit that soon. How are you trying to break her?

Ive shut the nest off,the whole coop, I've put her in a separate pen, taking her off the nest, putting ice blocks in the nest. She's still trying to sit.

 

[neo71665]

Ive shut the nest off,the whole coop, I've put her in a separate pen, taking her off the nest, putting ice blocks in the nest. She's still trying to sit.

Try to get a cage so she can be elevated off the ground and have airflow under her. The wire bottom and air flow makes it uncomfortable for her.

 

[Yardmom]

I have had hens turn around and set that fast again. They were fine. I figure if their body is signalling it's time again they will be fine.

 

[Tillyschickens]

Try to get a cage so she can be elevated off the ground and have airflow under her. The wire bottom and air flow makes it uncomfortable for her.

She was in one. That's what I meant by separate pen. She was in this lifted of the floor

 

[aart]

She was in one. That's what I meant by separate pen. She was in this lifted of the floor

How tall is that?
She needs to be able to stand up straight without her head touching.

 

[Tillyschickens]

She can, she's a bantam so pretty small