- Sep 5, 2017
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Hello...I need some advice about a broody hen please. We have a hen, Gina (not sure of breed - perhaps a golden comet or something similar) who has been broody 3 times in the past 4 months. She has only been laying for just over 4 months so she is still relatively young. Here is my problem... we have no rooster so the eggs will never be fertilised. We aren't allowed to keep roosters in my city. We collect eggs every day so she is really just sitting in the laying box on nothing. We can't get chicks at the moment but that could be an option later in the year. Gina is really aggressive to my little isa brown and sometimes doesn't let her in either of the laying boxes. When we take Gina out of the box...she screams until she can get back up there. It's similar to the egg song but SO LOUD. My neighbour's have already complained to me about it. We haven't tried the wire bottom cage but have tried other methods and she stops being broody for maybe a week, and then it starts all over again. My husband said if she goes broody one more time we have to get rid of her. This brings tears to my eyes, even though she is a pain I could never desert her. I'm in Australian so it has been hot and humid...90-100 degress fahrenheit for the past few months. Is she likely to stop being broody in the winter? Is there anything I can do to stop this broodiness? Any suggestions would be so appreciated. Thank you!