Broody in sub-freezing temps?

[sophiehatter1057]

No you don't need insulation, and a crate roughly this size should work: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/broody-breaking-ala-aart.77915/

Thank you so much!

 

[BDutch]

I'm taking note of this in case we ever decide to hatch eggs. My flock is all pullets, so no fertile eggs, but she's broody all the same.

I have a hen-flock too. If I want chicks I buy fertilized eggs for a broody.

If I want a broody to stop, i dont separate, just make sure she doesnt stay on the nest during the night. Lock / close the nestbox in the evening before roost time (open after dark) or put her on the roost when its already dark ( if I am too late). After a few days - one week my hens stop their broody behaviour. But it seems not all broodies are this easy to stop.

 

[sophiehatter1057]

I have a hen-flock too. If I want chicks I buy fertilized eggs for a broody.

If I want a broody to stop, i dont separate, just make sure she doesnt stay on the nest during the night. Lock / close the nestbox in the evening before roost time (open after dark) or put her on the roost when its already dark ( if I am too late). After a few days - one week my hens stop their broody behaviour. But it seems not all broodies are this easy to stop.

Oh I'm so glad this helps because that's exactly what the kids did this evening--they put her on the roost and locked up the nesting boxes for the night. Maybe that will help!