Chicken Brooding Help

[RachaelPul]

Hi, my Australorp is brooding at the moment and has been brooding for about 3 weeks now. I have tried to get her over it by placing her in a bucket of cool water but it's not working and now all her feathers on her belly area have fallen out. What should I do???
I get her out of the coop and make her run around outside so she can eat and drink but after 5 mins or so she gets back in the coop...
My other chickens that have brooded in the past have gotten over it after a week or so and there feather's never fell out. Need help?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Here's a thread on it so you get several opinions.

Break a Broody Thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2176186#p2176186

I have always had success with the raised cage method. Put her in a cage with a wire bottom for a few days, 3 or 4 is usually enough. Give her food and water but make sure she has nothing that looks like a nest, just a bare bottom.