Got a year old (Wyandotte) that was laying for a few months, went broody for a 3 days the end of January....Broke her by removing from the nest during the day & in the evening putting her on the roost with the other 4. March 9th she went broody again, removed from the nest whenever I was out & saw her, evenings putting her on the roost. She was suppose to go to someone that was going to use her to set eggs, I was told to "let her go" which I did. But it will be a month, the person never showed up and not returning my calls, what now?
I have a total of 5 Wyandottes, all lay in the same nest so she sits & collects them all. Once they're all done laying, I remove the eggs from under her (she puffs up but so sweet), remove her when I feed (she eats), remove her whenever I'm out & see her. Started removing her at nights but was told by the person that was suppose to come get her, not to as it'll stress her out....She's lost about half a pound. I've never dealt with a Broody
Guess that person's not interested anymore, so it's my "problem".
Plan is to remove Dotty from the nest once everyone's laying, blocking the nest until dark after they've roosted. Reading now the longer she's broody the long it's going to take to break her
Not having her lay is fine but I don't want her loosing anymore weight nor making her neurotic because she wants to set some eggs.
1. Would it be ok to just let her be Broody or is it unhealthy for her? When I remove her to eat she eats/drinks but maybe not enough cause she wants back in to the nest?
2. I'm looking into getting a wire crate but unsure where to put it, in the Run/Coop suspended? Or can it be on the ground? Feed her in the cage or let her out to eat/drink with the rest? This method I was hoping to avoid, feel bad for her.
3. I was told let her set some eggs but due to timing and family responsibilities won't be able to until mid May. Would this break her?
4. Any other ideas? If she wants to be broody, it's fine with me as long as it's not going to affect her health.
Any and all suggestions would be really appreciated.....