Ideas for stopping broodiness?

bukbugack

In the Brooder
10 Years
Oct 9, 2009
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I have two silkies and they're both broody. Yeah. I know. Big surprise. They are my daughters' pets. If we have to have them they may as well lay eggs, right?
Does anyone have any ideas for breaking the broodies? I have tried putting them in a kennel for several hours at a time, as well as taking them for drives in the car. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure the birds even noticed the change much. I had considered electo-shock therapy,
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but my daughter is against the idea.
 
You could give them a small dose of Tylenol which should break to normal fever that a broody hen has. Take away any nesting material including nest boxes. Provide plenty of food and fresh water. Good luck.
 
Put them in a wire-bottomed cage with no nesting material, and hang it a few inches off the ground (at least) so that cooler air gets underneath them. They should be over it in a week or so. Good luck!
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Actually a Broody hens temperature drops instead of increasing..

How do they do that? my hens always feel hot which seems to keep the eggs warm.
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Plus I thought they were asking for ideals on this post......SORRY to not be as intelligent as you are.
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I get on here to try to help people out, not to get punished for doing so. When other people express their ideas I listen but that does not mean that I have to think the way they do or even like their answer.
People seem to put lots of other people down on this website just for their honest opinion.
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