Clearly a rookie broody!Hi, I've recently had a broody hen, and as we dont really want any more, I looked for tips on here to break her broodiness. The first thing I tried was the dog crate, elevated on housebricks in garage for 2/3 days. This worked great but 4 weeks later the same hen has gone broody again, but still laying, although the eggs are smaller. So when I read this other tip, I thought I would give it a go.After the hens had laid I placed a hot water bottle full with frozen water(ice) that I had kept in the freezer overnight, into the nest under the straw.She sat on it reluctantly but after about 3 hours she rejoined her mates and so far all is well.