Broody Wont Stop Being Broody!!!!!

[starrmar006]

I have a broody that I don't want to be broody because we have another mamma with 10 chicks (5 hens and 5 roosters, talk about 50/50 chance), I tried everything putting her in water, kicking her off the nest when ever she was on it, I don't have a wire cage so I couldn't do that. I was thinking of buying some chicks for her then giving her to the auction, but she is a Black Copper Maran and is very valuable in our flock, anyone have advice

 

[sourland]

Lock her in a dog crate, coop, pen - anywhere away from her nest site to break her.

 

[SueT]

It is worth buying/finding a wire cage even if you have to buy one new. Do you have a raccoon trap? That's what I used the first year. Go to yard sales, flea mall, thrift stores. It is well worth buying one. You will use it over and over.
I got this cage for $5 at a thrift store....

 

[starrmar006]

ya I forgot I used my raccoon trap once and I keep her in there for a good week and a half but she is still broody

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

I wish I had broody hens because I have lots of guinea eggs. My guinea girls aren't interested in sitting on eggs....Ughhhhh

 

[starrmar006]

Lock her in a dog crate, coop, pen - anywhere away from her nest site to break her.

I've tried that too, kicked her out of the entire chicken pen so she had no access to the coop at all.

 

[starrmar006]

I was wondering what if I breed my Turkey and put the fertile eggs under her... but the problem is I don't have a tom, or have the room for one. My friend has a tom but not the right breed and I wanted to show the turkeys any ideas??

 

[Floppy Pheasant]

None of my chicken hens are broody but my button quail is?? Go figure.

 

[mill-j]

The reason a hen goes broody is because that's what it is designed to do and what we "think" is "proper" behaviour is just fighting against natural instincts.

You should be glad for a hen like that, they're getting harder to find. Whenever I have a chance I actually breed chickens to promote that trait.

My two cents

 

[Floppy Pheasant]

Absolutely!! It's very rare to find a broody hen....I've had over 100 button quail I've incubated,my Zoey is the first one that's ever sat on her eggs (if she is an integral part of your flock) I would assume her progeny would inherit that as well.
I'm breeding my Zoey to my roo...I'm hoping her broody DNA passes down to her daughters.