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[Hetty and Hilda]

i am a first time brooder! what do i do? just let her get on with it? or do i need to do somthing? hoping you guys and girls out there will help.

 

sussex star hilda

speckledy hetty

Duch rabbit percy

[Egluntyne]

Have a look in the FAQ section, there is an artlcle there about dealing with broody hens.

[chickyhazel]

If you want her to lay eggs stop her being broody, if you want to hatch eggs let her. Personally I would stop her.

[chicken bark]

IMO you need to stop her as it is a little late in the year for young to go outside.

 

Put her in a wire bottomed cage up on bricks for 3 days and nights. Make sure she has food and water and hopefully the cold air and being uncomfortable will break her broodiness.

[migsy]

When my Speckledy went broody I put her in a large cat box for a day and then I just kept her out of the coup for a few days. I picked her out in the morning and shut the door so she could not get back in until bedtime. After about 3 days she was "cured". She looked truly when she was broody.

[goodinparts]

Following the advice on the FAQ I popped Broody Brigid into a puppy cage for 3 days/nights...She was very grumpy about it, & I felt terribly guilty - specially as her sisters kept chatting to her through the mesh & telling her to come out to play...but it worked. She came out of the cage on Saturday and today we are back to 3 eggs, 1 from each girl.

So pleased as OH very sceptical about my hens - so they need to be productive to keep him happy.