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[hippy chick]

I think my 22 week old black rock has gone broody. She has started pulling her tummy feathers out and is staying in the nest box most of the day.

Every time I turf her out she goes back in again. I went into the run earlier and she was in the box again she went mad at me when I tried to turf her out.

She was all puffed up and tried to peck at me. I have shut the pop hole door and turfed her onto the garden. Do you think I should give her a cold dunk or should I just wait till she snaps out of it.

[Egluntyne]

It does sound that way, although she is a little young . Are you certain that she is not just coming into lay?

 

Check out the FAQ section for an article on dealing with broody hens.

[hippy chick]

She has been laying for a few weeks now and hasn't missed a day although she did lay two eggs in one day last week. Some of my other hens sleep in the NB at bed time, but last night she got off her usual perch and went into the box. She managed to work her way under 2 other chucks that were sleeping in the nest box. When my OH tried to move her back onto her perch she started making an awful crying noise.

[chicken bark]

I'd just keep turfing her out of the nesting box and then put her in a broody cage. I think the weather is a little too cold for dunking and the broody cage (in my limited experience) is more effective.

[hippy chick]

Thanks for the advice, I haven't had a broody before so I'm a bit clueless. If only It was the start of summer I would have loved to hatch some eggs.

[hippy chick]

penny's even moodier today, she proper growls at me when I turf her out of the NB how long does it usually take to make them snap out of the broodiness? If I put her in a cage how long do you think she should stay in it.

[Christian]

Have a look at the FAQs section, as that'll help answer your questions

 

It can take much longer than the suggested 2 weeks. My neighbour's Pekin was broody for 8 weeks

[hippy chick]

Eight week

I don't know what i'll do if shes like this for that long.

I think I will probably put her in the cage all day tomorrow and see if that helps. I wanted to go away this weekend but if she is still like this then I will have no chance

[brambles]

I've just had bluebelle up on bricks in the broody cage. A day used to sort it now she needs ttwo. Quite why she's gone broody at this time of year is beyond me!

[tooties]

one of mine has gone broody twice this year, first time I snapped her out of it using a broody cage. I left her in there for about 24hrs.

 

Then she got broody again and I thought it might be better for her if I let her just sit it out (although I can't let her hatch). So she got an egg, and I just turfed her off once a day to ensure she was eating, drinking & pooing. But she was still broody 8 wks later and was showing no signs of stopping (shes also pulled out loads of her & one of her companions feathers, pecked one of the other chooks and made them bleed, and we've had red mite due to her sitting there all hot and broody for so long!).

 

So she was put in the broody cage again last wkend, and shes snapped out of it!

[hippy chick]

penny has finally snapped out of the broody stage.

 

I tried everything over the past few weeks. I dunked in cold water, locked her in the broody cage for 3 days. But nothing seemed to make her snap out of it. In the end I just gave up, and would spend my days constantly turfing her out of the nest box.

 

I think that it must be the recent cold spell that has helped snap her out of it. I just hope that she doesn't go broody again as soon as the weather warms up a bit again.

 

Jilly x