Tips for breaking broody hen?

FRlEDeggs

Songster
9 Years
Jun 6, 2010
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I have a Buff Orpington who is very vicious now because she's broody. She spends the whole day sitting on the other chicken's egg combined with the 2 wooden eggs for the younger birds. I take her outside once a day for 4 hours. What can I do to break her broodiness?
 
Pu her in a wire bottomed cage with no bedding. A few days with a cool breeze on her nether regions should break her. After a few days put her back in the coop. If she tries to go directly back to the nesting boxes, put her back in the wire cage for another couple days. Keep at it until she shows no interest in the nesting boxes.

You may be able to break her, but you will likely have to do it multiple times because she may try to revert back after a few weeks.

Good luck.
 

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