Unsecure chicken perches

[Hetty and Hilda]

please help:

i have had my girls now for 6 months and all is good getting regular eggs from both but 5 days ago my speckldey stoped laying and all she does is sit in her nesting box all day. to get her out i can pick her up fine. is she broody? but dosent she need to lay an egg to brood over? i have picked her up today and made a fuss of her and she is at present reluctlently having a poke about in the garden but even now she just wants to do nothing?

can anyone help?

[Guest]

BROODY. If she has stopped laying and just sits on the nest box ALL DAY LONG. She is broody. I let my get on with it but make sure they get out twice a day to drink and feed

[Chucky Mama]

I would advise giving her a thorough health check [CLICK] before assuming that she is broody. She may well be unwell.

[Guest]

What wasn't mentioned is is she eating and drinking ok ?

[Hetty and Hilda]

she is in good health and is drinking and eating (when i lock her out her nest area) many thanks for all your help

[Treekeeper]

She's broody get her hung in a tree in a broody cage a couple of days cooling her bum will sort her out. I use a puppy crate and put one perch in only so she has nowhere to settle to brood, works for me.