how to keep a silkie from going broody

[chickenmama109]

hi im thinking of incubating acouple silkie eggs but i cant have any more chickens after this and i dont want my silkies going brooy how do you keep a silkie from going broody besides collecting eggs thanks for your time

 

[Peter.J]

They just decide when they’re going to go broody. You can dunk them in water or seperate them from the flock. But start with just taking her off the nest several times a day and see if that works. Wear gloves.

 

[sourland]

Taking their eggs or doing anything will not stop birds from going broody. I have had silky hens that went broody as many as half a dozen times a year.

 

[pennyJo1960]

if you place them in wire dog kennel let the wind blow up their skirts it has broke many a broody but just deciding to break they will go broody again

 

[featheredplanets]

If she wants to brood, she’ll brood, you’ll have to break her when it comes to it. My pekins even stole my mother’s potatoes to sit on...

 

[chickens really]

If you want Silkies..Then breaking her every time is the only option.

 

[chickenmama109]

ok thanks every one

 

[21hens-incharge]

Silkies are reportedly one of THE most broody breeds.

If you don't need the eggs then.....
Maybe let her hatch or adopt chicks then sell the chicks?

 

[MageofMist]

When one of my silkie hens goes broody, I take her off the nestbox and plop her outside for the day. If it is night, I let her stay in it. But if it is day but with bad weather, I take her out and put her down on the floor, where she lays there like a fluffy pancake glaring...

 

[quackingdom]

Why do you even have Silkies, if you don't want broody birds? That's the main purpose for having a Silkie. For eggs, other breeds would be better, in my opinion.