First time Broody

[JudgeChunk]

So my bantam started laying recently. Consistently lays 1 egg every other day. After 4 eggs she seems to just have gone broody?

Normally she lays and hops out the box to eat. Now she's actually flattening out and sitting on the eggs.

I have no rooster so there is no chance of them actually hatching.

What should I do? I've never attempted to snap a hen out of being broody. She's only my second chicken.

I should point out her nest is on my computer desk. She refused to lay anywhere but there. I caught her trying to lay inside my hat. So i built her a nest and she's quite happy with it.

 

[sourland]

You could get her some fertile eggs or cage her away from her nest site or remove the nest to break her broodiness.

 

[aart]

I should point out her nest is on my computer desk. She refused to lay anywhere but there.

Does this bird live inside your house full time?

 

[mymilliefleur]

First, I just want to say that the sitting in her little nest on your desk is adorable.
Is she a full time house chicken?

Probably just removing the next and eggs will break her.

 

[Carter Martin]

I would say just consistently take the eggs away from her and she will probably stop.

 

[JudgeChunk]

Does this bird live inside your house full time?

No she's in and out. She lays around the same time every other day like clockwork. So I have her in to eat and such before letting her out into the yard.

 

[JudgeChunk]

First, I just want to say that the sitting in her little nest on your desk is adorable.
Is she a full time house chicken?

Probably just removing the next and eggs will break her.

Oh it's adorable just startling at first. I couldn't figure out what she was trying to do until she started getting comfy in my hat. Haha

She is pretty consistent with time and how often she lays. So I have her indoors until she does her thing then she goes outside to roam. The door is cracked so she comes and goes as she pleases.