should i break broody?

[Gazinga]

im not really wanting my hens to hatch any eggs yet. If one should go broody, should i ? can i stop her, and how?

 

[CarriBrown]

There are a lot of different ways, but I just make sure I remove eggs from the hen house every day and boot the broody off her nest. They eventually give up. I've heard of people putting them in a drafty place where they can't get comfortable on a nest, dunking them in cold water, and doing a number of other things, but I've never done any of that.

 

[Gazinga]

thx, thats what i needed to know

 

[OrpingtonManor]

I just dealt with this myself. Here is the thread with all the advice I got, as well as what I did about it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=119173

 

[BawkinOnTheBench]

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Thanks! That was great information. I don't have any broodies but I just have this feeling that my NHR is going to go that way this spring, and wanted to be prepared. Now I feel like I am.