Stubborn Broody- Will it ever end?

[rgardiner7000]

Help!
My Myrna is 1.5 years old. This summer has been hot and she has gone BROODY. Seriously, seriously broody.
She does all the clucking, staying in the nesting box with/without eggs, puffing up, attacking other chickens, fanning out her wings and feathers, stamping around, shrieking when I enter the coop, etc.

We have tried everything:
-Moving her from the box
-Removing fake eggs
-Booting her out of box at every chance we get
-Fencing her out of the coop
-Dunking her in cool bath
-Putting waterbottles/frozen corn under her belly
-Taking her for a drive
-Holding her inside with AC
-Chicken Jail

I am at my wits end here and I just want to know, will it ever stop? IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS!!!!!
I know that I can't "break" her....she's just too stubborn, but I want to know if she'll ever go back to normal.

My other chickens are totally freaked out by her and by all of my interventions! They are a tight-knit group; I have 6 hens including Myrna and no roosters. They free-range all day with lots of snacks, room, etc, and only go into the coop at night all on their own.

Any advice is SO MUCH APPRECIATED!

 

[DobieLover]

I've had success with a very stubborn broody by putting her in an elevated wire dog crate for 5 days straight. If it's hot, she gets dunked in cool water multiple times a day and a fan is blown through the crate.
The crate is kept in a busy part of the run.
How long did you crate her and what kind of crate did you use?

 

[Mrs. K]

I have one too, I ordered 3 chicks 3 days ago... they will be here Tuesday.

Mrs K

 

[rgardiner7000]

When I tried the "chicken jail" before, I didn't have a crate but I used a bird-cage turned on its side so it was long, instead of tall. It seemed like it was a good solution, but today I got a new crate and I'm giving it another try. I'm housing her inside with AC. hope this works! She's very grumpy at me.

 

[rgardiner7000]

 

[DobieLover]

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I would elevate it more. Where is she in the house? I'd put her where there is lot of noise and activity.

 

[DobieLover]

I have one too, I ordered 3 chicks 3 days ago... they will be here Tuesday.

Mrs K

Quitter...

 

[Mrs. K]

@DobbieLover -

I know, I know...but it was 10 days of temperatures above 108. I was afraid to confine her anywhere. My DH would not take to a chicken in the house. So I left her, I would toss her out, every time I was there...

And she is so determined, and pretty soon it was 15 days, then ... I didn't think I could get chicks, thought about an egg...turns out I could...got the roosters harvested...lots more space...

UGH I am a quitter, I am not quite sure why, I am a teacher and definitely follow a plan there, but I just don't stick with a chicken plan.

Guilty as charged! haha

Mrs K

 

[DobieLover]

I am not quite sure why

Because the "I wanna be a MOMMA!!" girlies tug at your heart and eventually wear you down. I'm a quitter too...

 

[Mrs. K]

It takes one to know one.

"I wanna be a MOMMA!!" girlies tug at your heart and eventually wear you down. I'm a quitter too...

EXACTLY, she is so faithful, so positive that if she waits, she will have a couple chicks...

Mrs K