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[debgal]

alright I need some advice. I have one hen that has gone broody. She is not letting the other hens in the coop and if she does, as soon as they lay an egg she runs them out and steals the egg. How do I get her to stop this??

 

[ChickDancer]

alright I need some advice. I have one hen that has gone broody. She is not letting the other hens in the coop and if she does, as soon as they lay an egg she runs them out and steals the egg. How do I get her to stop this??

To stop a hen from being broody, put her in a separate enclosure with just food and water - no nest box - for several days. Minimum of 3 days, but up to 7. She SHOULD be over it by the time you put her back with the others.

If you want her to stay broody to hatch them, but still want to gather eggs, mark the eggs that she is sitting on, and just take the new ones each day that aren't marked, OR put her in a separate enclosure with the nest box full of eggs.

 

[pr0wlunwoof]

So i went out to close the coop last night and the cornish rocks had bedded down under the coop. I guess they have not figured out how to get back into the coop. Is this something I should be concerned about? Should I just leave the coop open and let them figure it out or keep putting them back in at night?

 

[debgal]

Thank you. All my chickens are female so she is just sitting on eggs, nothing to hatch. I went out there and removed her and took the four eggs. I put her out in the run with the others, you would think she was starving the way she is eating. I will get the cage set up to put her in. Silly bird. she is determined to hatch an egg!! LOL

 

[debgal]

So i went out to close the coop last night and the cornish rocks had bedded down under the coop. I guess they have not figured out how to get back into the coop. Is this something I should be concerned about? Should I just leave the coop open and let them figure it out or keep putting them back in at night?

I had the same problem so I locked them in the coop for two days. after that they have no issues

 

[pr0wlunwoof]

im just afraid their too stupid or lazy or fat to get back in and will starve to death cause the food is inside the coop

 

[ChickDancer]

Silly bird. she is determined to hatch an egg!! LOL

abmaddox and I could both probably send some eggs your way, lmao!

 

[debgal]

 
Silly bird. she is determined to hatch an egg!! LOL

abmaddox and I could both probably send some eggs your way, lmao!

You are both more than welcome to let her hatch babies for ya. It would probably make her happy!!! Bring them on by!!!! She is starting to be one of my favorites anyway!!!!!

 

[RoboDuck]

Lynn, I have known carcar since she was in kindergarten, too. She was SO little and cute. I just wanted to have her bronzed and hang her from my rear view mirror.

 

[ChristyinGA]

NW Georgia here

Welcome Lynn!

So i went out to close the coop last night and the cornish rocks had bedded down under the coop. I guess they have not figured out how to get back into the coop. Is this something I should be concerned about? Should I just leave the coop open and let them figure it out or keep putting them back in at night?

I'd maybe move the food and water down there with them. As they get bigger, they aren't going to want to go up and down the ramp. They're going to want to do exactly what they're doing - lay down. As long as they are safe from predators, I'd leave them and not worry about them.