Silkie hen broody?

[Zayan]

Is she broody? If so how do I get her out of it? I’ve already confiscated her nesting box. I don’t have a rooster so all her eggs are not fertile.

 

[sourland]

Very likely broody - lock her away from her nest site.

 

[nuthatched]

That's what silkies are known for- chronic mama-itus! You can lock her out of the nest box or give her some frozen golf balls, round rocks to help slow down the hormones.

 

[Mutchi]

you can put her in a wire bottom cage for 48 hours to let her stomach air out and then see if she goes back to the nesting box, and if she does, then put her back in the wire bottom cage for another 48 hours.