Mah baby's gone broody!

[Shamo Hybrid]

OK. My pullet have finally turned into a hen.... I remember like it was yesterday when she poked her little beak through the shell, but now she's all grown up and gone broody on me. Even though she's gone broody, she doesn't mind me at all petting her and stuff, not even a warning sound. Anyway, how do I stop her as I'm worried she's not getting enough food? I was thinking about getting a spray bottle and squirting it at her until she gets the picture.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Crate her with food and water for 3-4 days. Should snap her out of it. The spray bottle will just annoy her but she will still be broody, just wet.

 

[Cyprus]

Spraying her with water is just rude.
Use a broody breaker crate.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Spraying her with water is just rude.
Use a broody breaker crate.

I do have a huge crate........ might set it up. But I'm too lazy.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

How about I spray YOU with water!

I do have a huge crate........ might set it up. But I'm too lazy.

Either set it up or deal with a broody bird.

 

[ShannonR]

I do have a huge crate........ might set it up. But I'm too lazy.

Lazy is good. Take the lazyy way out... er, I mean the Path of Least Resistance... put some fertile eggs under her and food in front of her. Or just the eggs under her, she will most certainly find her food when she gets hungry!

Embrace the Path

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Lazy is good. Take the lazyy way out... er, I mean the Path of Least Resistance... put some fertile eggs under her and food in front of her. Or just the eggs under her, she will most certainly find her food when she gets hungry!

Embrace the Path

You got me thinking now. There might be a chance the eggs are fertile as I haven't enclosed my Super Special Giant Shamo by himself, and he's about 2 months older than them. But I don't think I can deal with having anymore chicks. You think if I take the eggs out from underneath her that she'll stop setting?

 

[2 many chickens]

Spraying her with water will do nothing but confuse her. She isn't a cat who's misbehaving.. Crate her with food and water for a couple of days.

 

[ShannonR]

You got me thinking now. There might be a chance the eggs are fertile as I haven't enclosed my Super Special Giant Shamo by himself, and he's about 2 months older than them. But I don't think I can deal with having anymore chicks. You think if I take the eggs out from underneath her that she'll stop setting?

I sort of think she'll find a way to keep sitting.

Let's see your Shamo roo!! Once upon a time, I raised them myself... a wildfire wiped out the place and killed my remaining pair of Oriental fowl, and their chicks though.

 

[starri33]

OK. My pullet have finally turned into a hen.... I remember like it was yesterday when she poked her little beak through the shell, but now she's all grown up and gone broody on me. Even though she's gone broody, she doesn't mind me at all petting her and stuff, not even a warning sound. Anyway, how do I stop her as I'm worried she's not getting enough food? I was thinking about getting a spray bottle and squirting it at her until she gets the picture.

You might want to check out you-tube, there are some video's about breaking them..