Unwanted Brooding, What To Do?

[Chickassan]

I'm lazy, I just put frozen vegetables under mine and rotate bags every couple of hours.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I'm lazy, I just put frozen vegetables under mine and rotate bags every couple of hours.

Haha, I've never heard of that. Do they actually stay on the frozen veggies?

 

[Chickassan]

They do until they cool that tush off and decide not to be broody.

Haha, I've never heard of that. Do they actually stay on the frozen veggies?

 

[ChickenLady2014]

They do until they cool that tush off and decide not to be broody.

That's great, I would have thought they would bolt because of the cold. Going to stick this on the back burner for future reference, thanks again

 

[lazy gardener]

I can just see the ensuing conversation:

Honey: "What's for supper?"

Me: "Meat loaf and broody peas."

Honey: "What's for supper tomorrow night?"

Me: "I'll probably cook BBQ pork and broody broccoli."

 

[dunnmom]

I'm lazy, I just put frozen vegetables under mine and rotate bags every couple of hours.

I have tried the frozen bag of veggie/ice pack. The girl wouldn't budge. Maybe I gave up on it too quickly, but it was during the hottest part of the summer and everything melted really quickly.

 

[Molpet]

I'm lazy, I just put frozen vegetables under mine and rotate bags every couple of hours.

They do until they cool that tush off and decide not to be broody.

I had to do that with a broody BBB turkey... didn't have anywhere to put her, I would take the top off the dog out she slept in and pick up the 35 + lb bird and get her out in the morning... at night the only place i had for her was the dog house. I put ice packs under her.. the other coop had the toms and they were tearing her sides up even with the hen saddle...
she went broody 2x, never got fertile eggs from her, and she would break her own eggs because she was so big.. I was afraid she would squash a chick too.
She got too big and was hurting so she is gone and I have built additional coops so I will not have this issue again.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I can just see the ensuing conversation:

Honey: "What's for supper?"

Me: "Meat loaf and broody peas."

Honey: "What's for supper tomorrow night?"

Me: "I'll probably cook BBQ pork and broody broccoli."

 

[Chickassan]

I got a bunch of store brand veggies bogo and they were not good at all so those are reserved for hot butts and burns. I bought twenty bags so I can swap out for days if I have to, and iv'e got side dishes for crappy visitors.

I can just see the ensuing conversation:

Honey: "What's for supper?"

Me: "Meat loaf and broody peas."

Honey: "What's for supper tomorrow night?"

Me: "I'll probably cook BBQ pork and broody broccoli."

 

[Susan Dye]

Good call on the gloves & long sleeves. I've had my share of viscous broodies & they are really good at tearing your arms up when dealing with them. Or you have the broody that nails you 3 times in the top of your hand with her beak before you can even get a hand under her.

Oh I learned my lesson about gloves long ago She is definitely getting madder each time I remover her from the nest. I tried the wading pool this afternoon and she didn't seem to mind the water, though she raised cain for a while after. She did stay out of the hen house longer than she has been. Will continue with the cool water until I can get some reasonable second hand crates.