Broody mama

[woodenfarm]

Ok so long story........

One of our Australorp went broody last month. We have no rooster but a friend gave up 6 eggs for her to hatch.
One a skunk took.... 2 got broke from her..... one hatched and she killed.... the next day another hated and she tried to kill we took and is fine living in the house for now with a chick I bought today do to the last egg not developing....
So no eggs are with her now

My question. Wil she stop now if I get eggs twice a day and make her get out of her box? Do I need to close that main box off that she uses? This evening she was out of her box laying on the coop floor and picked her up her broody bum was laying on two eggs from the other chickens she will not let in that nesting box. We are at or over 25 days of this mood swing she has going on. We will not let her be a mom again where she killed and hurt the baby's

 

[Trux]

Ok so long story........

One of our Australorp went broody last month. We have no rooster but a friend gave up 6 eggs for her to hatch.
One a skunk took.... 2 got broke from her..... one hatched and she killed.... the next day another hated and she tried to kill we took and is fine living in the house for now with a chick I bought today do to the last egg not developing....
So no eggs are with her now

My question. Wil she stop now if I get eggs twice a day and make her get out of her box? Do I need to close that main box off that she uses? This evening she was out of her box laying on the coop floor and picked her up her broody bum was laying on two eggs from the other chickens she will not let in that nesting box. We are at or over 25 days of this mood swing she has going on. We will not let her be a mom again where she killed and hurt the baby's View attachment 1453526 View attachment 1453527

I got two Orps that go broody quite often. Only way that works for me is to separate them from the flock and put them in broody jail. I have a separate small pen with very little litter, some food and water. Takes from two to four days to break them most of the time

 

[woodenfarm]

Guess I might have to buy a pen

 

[Trux]

Guess I might have to buy a pen

Or you can make a simple pen. Mine is 3 x 5 ft and has a 1/2 inch hardware cloth front so it gets all kinds of light. It also gets used as a brooder at times, I just re configure it and I put my little ones in it. I think them getting alot of light helps break them, as they usually go for the darker spots in the coop when they go broody

 

[aart]

Guess I might have to buy a pen

Get a wire dog crate...good for breaking broodies and other chicken situations.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...rates-a-good-tool-for-every-chickeneer.72619/