After trying everything I'd read on how to "break" my broody hen and after failing miserably again the second time it happened, I ordered nine fertile hatching eggs from Meyer's Hatchery. I just figured if she wanted babies that bad I'd let her fulfill her mothering instincts. She hatched five out of nine successfully. It was a great experience for me too. Three of the five were hens--two black australorps and one silver-laced wyandotte. I had to re-home two buff orpington roosters. (That was the worst part of the whole thing.) I'm planning on ordering more fertile eggs if/when she goes broody again this spring. (I would post some photos but I no longer see that option. It's been awhile since I posted.)
