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hi

i hope i can get a quick reply

 

one of my hens has gone broody on 10 eggs i have managed to get 8 of them but i have an old rabbit hutch that i can move her into because every time another hen goes in to the nest box she will attack it and get it round the face please help i have never had a broody hen before

 

please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

josh

[Egluntyne]

Have a look at Kate's article **here**

 

Your best bet is to harden your heart and put her in a broody cage. It is the quickest way of snapping her out of it.

[Purplemaniacs]

The first time one of ours went broody I was a bit soft and it went on for ages, the next time having read the advice on here, I was tougher and used the broody cage, it definitely works although I felt bad Will use it again if one goes broody.

 

Chrissie

[Stevie]

Yep-broody crate does the trick after a good few days of solitary confinement,but i also have had to dunk mine into a bucket of cold water several times a day to lower her temperature (their body temp goes up when broody).