My broodies are driving me and my hens crazy

[Nimueh Alene]

I have 4 minichins pullets 8 months old. ( Serama, Silkie, OEG bantams mixes) they are stealing eggs and comandering nest boxes. One actually got a duck egg from the duck house to the chicken coop. My large breeds are scared of them. Anything I can do short of building a coop? When I need them to set they'll hatch anything. ..

 

[yardraven]

I have 4 minichins pullets 8 months old. ( Serama, Silkie, OEG bantams mixes) they are stealing eggs and comandering nest boxes. One actually got a duck egg from the duck house to the chicken coop. My large breeds are scared of them. Anything I can do short of building a coop? When I need them to set they'll hatch anything. ..[
Hey
i assume they all run around freely! All i can think of is keep taking the eggs away regularly during the day until they get fed up with it. Having said that, it doesn't always work if you have a deturmand bird. I had to cave and let one of my birds sit because i thought she would starve if didn't. It went on for weeks, and she hardly ate, and even when i took the eggs away she would try and hatch fresh air. She lost a lot of weight, but now with 2 chicks i can't stop her eating. If your birds were housed you could just reach under the hen and take them, and then they would toddle off after a while. I'm not sure if this is advice but it's what i've done in the past.