Stevie Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Sage my Pepperpot went broody last month so on the advice of 'Aint "Ooops, word censored!"ody here' (thank you!)-i bought a puppy crate to use as a broody box. Yesterday,she was making that familiar noise and when i came home from work-she was sat firmly on nestbox in full broody mode. So out came the crate and she aint happy... Trust Onion to tease her,but it might make her realise what she's missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Isn't it funny the way the others come to take the mickey. Whenever any of mine have gone broody the others steal her greens from outside the broody cage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 That's a bit unlucky. Going broody AGAIN! I also have a broody girl and after trying blocking up the nest box, turfing her out and dunking her in cold water, I have decided to just wait and hope that nature runs it's course after 21 days (that's next Friday). We have 5 chickens and only 1 laying! 1 broody 1 moulting (although squatting again as from today) 2 too young to lay 1 laying 4 or 5 a week i didn't know chicken keeping could be so fraught! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Atleast im making use of my old wooden roosting bars after upgrading to plastic few weeks back... Hopefully this will snap her out of it in couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Your wooden roosting bars look in pristine condition! Makes me rather ashamed of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonywig Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I too have a broody pepperpot (Chilli). This is my first "broody" and I'm slightly concerned by it all. Every day she settles in the nest box and stays there until she is turfed out late afternoon. Cannot do it earlier because we are at work and the other two we have (Twiglet and Gypsy) need to lay their eggs (and they do - Chilli then "looks after them" until turfed off). So my questions are ... Will this 8 hours a day actually sitting on eggs extend the broody period (perhaps indefinitely)? If I resorted to a puppy crate, should she stay in there all day and all night? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I have decided to just wait and hope that nature runs it's course after 21 days (that's next Friday). Somehow it doesn't work like that Quite a few of us on here have had broody's for nine weeks plus My 3 Brahma's were broody from end of March through to the beginning of June....... I found - (when I eventually took a stance) that along with dunking and constant ice blocks in the nesting box that blocking the nesting box off at night with large flower pots really helped me stop them. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Tony, the quicker she snaps out of it the better. Yes, you leave her in the broody cage all day and night until she stops. You could try an ice pack wrapped in a tea towel under her in the nest box for a while and see if that stops her first. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 That's a bit unlucky. Going broody AGAIN! I also have a broody girl and after trying blocking up the nest box, turfing her out and dunking her in cold water, I have decided to just wait and hope that nature runs it's course after 21 days (that's next Friday).We have 5 chickens and only 1 laying! 1 broody 1 moulting (although squatting again as from today) 2 too young to lay 1 laying 4 or 5 a week i didn't know chicken keeping could be so fraught! It certainly has been more emotional than I was expecting Not had any broodiness yet but not looking forward to it when it does happen. Good to get the advice in early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 I too have a broody pepperpot (Chilli). This is my first "broody" and I'm slightly concerned by it all.Every day she settles in the nest box and stays there until she is turfed out late afternoon. Cannot do it earlier because we are at work and the other two we have (Twiglet and Gypsy) need to lay their eggs (and they do - Chilli then "looks after them" until turfed off). So my questions are ... Will this 8 hours a day actually sitting on eggs extend the broody period (perhaps indefinitely)? If I resorted to a puppy crate, should she stay in there all day and all night? Thanks in advance Yep-just leave her in the crate day and night until she isnt broody! Make sure she has access to food/water though and also give her some shade/shelter from weather,but basically make her life as uncomfortable as possible. If you notice from my photos,the crate is flipped upside down and on wooden poles so theres maximum airflow comming up underneath through the wire which will help cool her down.Plus the metal tray which normally would be the floor becomes a convenient roof-it just needs tying so it stays up.Do try to keep it as close as possible to other chooks for company though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
