trying to break a broody with no wire cage

[gritsar]

Send your broody to me. I promise you the minute she sets foot on this farm her broody spell will be broken. It's worked real well for my 14 hens so far.

 

[lovemychix]

I want one too !! None yet.

 

[Miss Kitty]

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OK, so what do you do to break the "broody spell"???

 

[gritsar]

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OK, so what do you do to break the "broody spell"???

Sorry, it was a joke. I have 14 LF brahma hens, a breed known to go broody, but mine won't and it frustrates the daylights outta me! A couple of them play at going broody from time to time, but get over it too quickly.
There are some good threads on breaking a broody if you want to do a search.

 

[DDRanch]

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If I were your hen, I think I would have run away by now !!! She certainly seems to be committed. I bet she would make an incredible Mom....but that is probably not what you want to hear. I have always been able to take them off the nest several times a day and eventually they give up. Hope yours gives up soon....

Anne

 

[Sunny Side Up]

Some are just more determined to brood than others. Some are more easily diverted than others. See if you can borrow a cage from someone, or check your local FreeCycle or Craigslist. I have a salvaged parrot cage, heavy wire on a wire stand, that is our Broody Buster.