How to "fix" a broody hen?

[alileggett]

My hens are about 1.5 years old (2 Black Sex-Links, 1 Barred Rock). One of the BSL's went broody for the first time about a week ago and egg production dropped to less than 1 per day. We were steadily getting 2-3 a day but now only the BR is laying...and the broody hijacks her egg! I've tried closing her out of the coop for a few hours, I remove the egg as soon as I can get to it, and I even tried putting an ice cube under her. Which only drove her out of the next box and into the coop.

Clever chicken...

Any ideas, aside from getting her a fertile egg to hatch? How long will this last and will she and the other BSL start laying again once she's "finished"? Thanks in advance for the help.

-Ali

 

[Ridgerunner]

This might help in breaking her..

Break a Broody Thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2176186#p2176186

 

[gryeyes]

I'm adverse to fixing something that isn't broken.

But, yes, I do understand other folks' needs are different than mine.