Young hen has been broody in the nesting box for 28 days, whats the best way to stop it now?

[Potato and Eilonwy]

If you are able to lock her out of the coop, that may work. Whatever you do, she should not be laying down. Unless you add the chicks.

Alright, I will try that, ty!

 

[LaFleche]

About 28 days ago my young hen Loaf (Buff orpington, just under 1yr old) went broody. I've been taking the eggs out from under her every once in a while, but now I feel like that was the wrong thing to do. I dont think hens are usually broody for this long, so I want to try breaking it soon before she hurts herself. Does anybody have any suggestions for what I should do?

Get her a few day old chicks to take care of.

 

[MROO]

Im not sure I could, Im not exactly a night person, and we have a bunch of chickens already lol. It could work as a last resort though.

If you can buy a couple of pullet chicks, I'm sure you could sell them in a couple of weeks and recoup (recoop?) your costs. You don't have to wait until deep-night. Roosting time should work just fine.

 

[paddock36]

Hey, sorry to bug you again, but do you think it would hurt to lock her out of the coop during the day and keep her in jail at night? I want to try that but I dont know if that will work out or not.

Would depend on your area. Wouldn't want to take her out of the coop area if your yard is not fenced in to keep other predator away or if you have other animals where she may find other eggs to sit on. Broody hens don't care who's eggs they sit on or golf balls, rocks, LOL.

 

[SkyAJK]

What has been working for me is that...

I take the broody hen out of the nestbox and put her into a general garden where she has no access to nestbox. She is free in the whole garden, we do not have predators as such so my hens are safe.

This work for my flock, some hens it takes a week or more to break, other after 3 or 4 days.

 

[Potato and Eilonwy]

Would depend on your area. Wouldn't want to take her out of the coop area if your yard is not fenced in to keep other predator away or if you have other animals where she may find other eggs to sit on. Broody hens don't care who's eggs they sit on or golf balls, rocks, LOL.

What has been working for me is that...

I take the broody hen out of the nestbox and put her into a general garden where she has no access to nestbox. She is free in the whole garden, we do not have predators as such so my hens are safe.

This work for my flock, some hens it takes a week or more to break, other after 3 or 4 days.

Today I put her outside for the whole day, locked her out of the nesting box area, and she did great. She didnt find any other hidden egg spots to sit on, and now Im keeping her in a broody jail in a safe space in the coop at night, and its going well so far. Thanks for the help!

 

[paddock36]

Today I put her outside for the whole day, locked her out of the nesting box area, and she did great. She didnt find any other hidden egg spots to sit on, and now Im keeping her in a broody jail in a safe space in the coop at night, and its going well so far. Thanks for the help!

You're welcome. Sometimes it takes a few days, but it has always worked for me.

 

[KathyBell]

Hey, sorry to bug you again, but do you think it would hurt to lock her out of the coop during the day and keep her in jail at night? I want to try that but I dont know if that will work out or not.

I use a dog kennel for my broody Buff Orpington, and it works like a charm. She is a tough one...the day we get our first 80 she starts stalking around and grumping at us if we get too close. lol