HELP!

[ChickenMomma2019]

My hen just became broody! What do it do?!?!?! We don’t have a rooster so there is no chance she will hatch anything. I’m so new at this, can anyone help?

 

[sloanbychoice]

If she just acts a little broody, it’s not usually a big deal.
If she’s full on, determined, not getting off the nest to eat or drink, then you’ll have to break her.
You can try removing her, getting her attention on something else like a yummy treat, and see how she does.
If she persists and will not stay off the nest after quite a while, then you may have to keep her in a crate for a bit.

Is she still laying?
Is she eating and drinking?
How long has she been broody?

 

[NewBoots]

You might want to ask this is the Laying and Behavior folder. More likely to get an answer there I think. That said, people trying to "break" a broody, often put her in a dog kennel raised up on bricks so she has a chill under her when she sits. Not sure for how long, the more expert folks here would know more.

 

[ChickenMomma2019]

If she just acts a little broody, it’s not usually a big deal.
If she’s full on, determined, not getting off the nest to eat or drink, then you’ll have to break her.
You can try removing her, getting her attention on something else like a yummy treat, and see how she does.
If she persists and will not stay off the nest after quite a while, then you may have to keep her in a crate for a bit.

Is she still laying?
Is she eating and drinking?
How long has she been broody?

She is still laying, I believe she is still eating and drinking, she has been broody about a few weeks, I only noticed after she stated pulling her feathers out so she could have direct contact with the eggs. I’m not sure if this is helpful but she also sleeps in her nesting box

 

[rosemarythyme]

To break a broody, put her in a wire dog crate with food and water and elevate it slightly so cool air gets under her belly. Keep her locked up day and night until she's no longer exhibiting broody behaviors. You can also try any sort of pen or enclosure if you don't have a dog crate, though it may not be as effective.

If caught early it'll take maybe 2 or 3 days to break her. If you let her out and she returns to the nest, she's not yet broken and needs to be locked up for another day (then try again the next day, so on and so forth). Yours will likely take longer, a few weeks means she's pretty set already.