Encouraging broodiness successes, i.e. "Hacks"?

OlympicChick

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I've read the other threads regarding this and I know the consensus has been that there really is no sure fire way to encourage broodiness, but I thought I'd ask again anyway.

I have a hen who completely went broody last year, and she is walking around broody right now; sitting sometimes; doing the "gurgle" thing, etc. I want her to finally park her butt and go full brood, but it seems to be taking forever. I have a bunch of fake eggs in a low nest for her, but other than that, has anyone had any noticeable successes with increasing broodiness? Broodiness "hacks" so to speak?
 
Maybe she's smart and can tell they're fake eggs...I don't know if chickens can tell but my next step would be to try a few real ones....I had a bad habit of leaving eggs in the coop, once had 3 hens stop laying all together huddled in one 1x1 box...crazy birds.
 

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