unwanted broody

[Mrs Stumpgrinder]

I have one of my BR hens starting to go broody on me. I collect eggs everyday at the same time, so there are no eggs for her to set on. How do I convince her that she doesn't need to set. Now I have another hen starting grrr

what can be done? She was a good layer and now she has none

 

[poultryhaven]

lol send her to me

i want a broody soooooo bad but idk anything that coud stop them. But if u hve a roo put some eggs under her u might s well use her lol. sorry i'm no help

 

[Mrs Stumpgrinder]

I have a roo and 6 other hens in the same pen. Will I need to serperate the hen went she is ready to hatch out. I just hatched 37 chicks, (my husband will kill me if I have any more

) Have 40 more in the bator

 

[Uppity Peon]

You put her in a jail where she has no straw or bedding, just wire and perches to sit on for a couple days.

 

[LynneP]

What I did with Zipfi-
\\
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-sick-hen

 

[chickensioux]

Quote:
Yeah, that's what I was gonna say....

 

[HorseFeathers]

Quote:
Or an open-bottom cage. If her belly gets cold she will give up. Some people try ice beneath the broody but that didn't work for us.

 

[yellowroseli]

I had the same problem last week. My girl went broody on me and she found herself in lockdown.....

Put her is a cage, I use a dog crate , and in 3-5 days she should be broken. This worked for me.
Hope this is some help.

 

[Ducklove334]

I'd let her sit, honestly,

we had a hen who went broody, didn't hatch anything, got off being broody for about a week, then was RIGHT back where she started LOL, this same hen will hopefully be hatching out atleast 10 chicks in 9 days!

they can be VERY determined

 

[milleryardchx]

If you were closer I would trade a hen for her. I have had my hens for two years now and no one will go broody and I want a broody hen with chicks!!!