Unwanted Brooding, What To Do?

[ChickenLady2014]

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.

 

[Susan Dye]

Well. I've tried a number of things. I set up my quarantine coop by stripping out all nesting material. Thought this would work great since there is plenty of room for both hens, food and water, and shelter in bad weather. They paced constantly and were so stressed that the rest of the flock became stressed along with them. So, I'm on to using frozen veggies and ice packs. One looks like she's breaking herself since she is spending more and more time off the nest on her own. Yea! The other one is being stubborn, but did leave the nest on her own for the first time today. My next question is, how long before they start laying again once they are broken? And, am I likely to see a fairy egg or two when they do?

 

[chickens really]

They need to be elevated off the ground in a wire bottom crate so air cools the belly off.