Where did they come from???

[Molpet]

cover top is good, food and water good,
if it's going to rain or snow or be below 25f cover 3 sides.. or bring her in
keep her in there when you aren't with her, and don't let her in a nest box

 

[Molpet]

keep her in until she quits trying to sit in the nest box

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

How big of a dog crate is sufficient? I just spotted a 24" deep x 19" wide x 20.5" high one for $18 on craigslist...

 

[Molpet]

plenty big... if the floor has too big of spaces, put some wire down... you want the air to get under her... some people hang the cage or use a rabbit hutch.
She needs light too... opposite of a nest box

 

[Molpet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-break-a-broody-hen.65588/
I forgot the ice pack method... put an ice pack under her
the sharpie method doesn't work.. I make my eggs with sharpies under the sitting hen

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-break-a-broody-hen.65588/
I forgot the ice pack method... put an ice pack under her
the sharpie method doesn't work.. I make my eggs with sharpies under the sitting hen

Isolation method:
Remove her when she is broken....
How do you know???

 

[Molpet]

Isolation method:
Remove her when she is broken....
How do you know???

she will quit going into the nest box... she will not start laying again for a week or four

 

[Molpet]

Isolation method:
Remove her when she is broken....
How do you know???

wait a couple of days and see if she trys to sit

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

wait a couple of days and see if she trys to sit

Okay...
The BF said he has a large dog crate...one that would hold a chocolate lab. Would that work? Wiring the floor, of course...

 

[Molpet]

Okay...
The BF said he has a large dog crate...one that would hold a chocolate lab. Would that work? Wiring the floor, of course...

that will work