Obsessive Brooding hen

[juncus]

OK,

I've got a hen who is brooding and will not leave the hen house (or even the nest for that matter) unless we pick her up and physically take her outside. We remove the eggs everyday and she remains there even with no eggs under her. She has worn her feathers off if her underside. I'm a little worried about her and wondering if this is typical behavior. She is quite small and we believe she is a Cochin/ bantam cross. Suffice it to say we are new to raising chicken, have had some in the past but have never seen one this dedicated to the nest.

Thanks for any help you can give.
Geo

 

[debilorrah]

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You can one of two things: let her hatch somes eggs or put her in "jail". Our jail is where there is no nesting material and food and water. It's worked for us before.

 

[EweSheep]

I'd rather let her raise the chicks if you can let her hatch some out. You gotta love those mommas and I got three of them, they are really obsessive!

 

[FarmGirl01]

Give her some eggs or a wire bottom cage. Its hard to break a broody. The chick thing is easier. Good luck.

 

[Dawn419]

***Closed as it is a double post:

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