boilermaker56
In the Brooder
- May 23, 2022
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Hello!
I have a hen that I believe is thinking about going broody but she has me confused! She has not laid an egg in 3 days and I have found her in the nest box the past two days. She is not bothered when I approach nor does she fuss at me when I remove her from the box. I tried chicken jail and it seemed to work - I let her out at night and she went right up to roost with her flock mates. This morning when I let the girls out she was still on her roost and came out into the run with the others. Upon my return home this evening she was back in the nest box. Again, she didn’t fuss when I removed her and let her free range. I restricted access to her preferred box while she was out. She stayed out for about an hour. I just went out to check on her and she was back in the coop but now on the roosting bars. Is she broody or is something else going on? Should I try chicken jail for a longer period of time? Thanks!!
I have a hen that I believe is thinking about going broody but she has me confused! She has not laid an egg in 3 days and I have found her in the nest box the past two days. She is not bothered when I approach nor does she fuss at me when I remove her from the box. I tried chicken jail and it seemed to work - I let her out at night and she went right up to roost with her flock mates. This morning when I let the girls out she was still on her roost and came out into the run with the others. Upon my return home this evening she was back in the nest box. Again, she didn’t fuss when I removed her and let her free range. I restricted access to her preferred box while she was out. She stayed out for about an hour. I just went out to check on her and she was back in the coop but now on the roosting bars. Is she broody or is something else going on? Should I try chicken jail for a longer period of time? Thanks!!