My OEGB has been sitting on a golf ball for five weeks!

[tamlynn]

Poor thing. I'm going to take away the golf ball today. She just turned one year old and this was her first time going broody.

anything I should consider to help her snap out of it?

 

[LynneP]

That's a long time to leave her, far past a normal brood. Is her weight all right? If she has lost weight she'll need some attention in that regard.

 

[willowcol]

I can't help but feel your pain, all my 1 yr old OEGB's seem to be going broody 1 after the other. I had no luck with breaking the first so finally let her sit on some eggs. For some reason she killed 5 babies as they hatched I managed to get the last egg and hatch it in the bator. Now I have 1 I am having to remove from the nest everyday and take the eggs. I feel bad but don't want to go through that again this soon. Maybe someone can help both of us.

 

[cmom]

Sometimes if you take out the nesting material (hay or whatever you use) and put wire in they don't like to lay on the wire.