I think my bantum hens are broody

[jay83]

Recentlyi have noticed that one of my hens is always in the nesting box and now the other has started to copy. My other half went to let them out on to the grass but both of them where upstairs in the nesting box instead, i managed to find one egg but they won't move.

Are they becoming broody? or could there be anything else happening? and how can i stop them? as they are becoming recluse, and not bothering with outside world!!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sounds broody. If they are not laying and are on the nest at night, they are broody.

To break a broody, you put them in a wire cage, up off the ground so air flow gets underneath. NO nesting materials, just food/water. How long you have to leave them there depends on the hen. Some will break in a few days, others take a week or more.