tinselheart
In the Brooder
- Dec 30, 2020
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I have a Wyandotte who is obsessively and repeatedly broody. She's had chicks previously but this bout we just want to stop her brooding.
She's currently in a wire dog cage with food and water in shade, raised on bricks for air flow. It's hot as we're in Aus, so there's a mister set up near her keeping her cool.
Each night I've been allowing her back in the henhouse for fear of predators, and obviously she goes straight to a nest box and broods all night. This has been going on for four days so far.
Would it be better to keep her in the broody cage 24/7? Her broody cage is a standard dog crate which I imagine would be very hard for a fox to break into, but I know there are foxes in the area.
Our other chickens usually break after a day or so in the cage but this one is determined!
She's currently in a wire dog cage with food and water in shade, raised on bricks for air flow. It's hot as we're in Aus, so there's a mister set up near her keeping her cool.
Each night I've been allowing her back in the henhouse for fear of predators, and obviously she goes straight to a nest box and broods all night. This has been going on for four days so far.
Would it be better to keep her in the broody cage 24/7? Her broody cage is a standard dog crate which I imagine would be very hard for a fox to break into, but I know there are foxes in the area.
Our other chickens usually break after a day or so in the cage but this one is determined!