Sue_F Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Tilly the stayed on the nesting box all day today, not even coming out for grapes or corn. Has she gone broody What should I do as I don't have space for any chicks!!!! Thank you Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 she could be moulting my CLB dosen't handle moulting very well and hides in the nest box and gets very grumpy far worst than my 2 broodies if she is thinking off going broody make sure you remove any eggs as soon as you can and turf her out into the cold that should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alet_chicken Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hello Katy, if she was mine, then I would simply take her out of the nest box to give her a chance to eat and drink. There is plenty of good advice to be found at http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=14370 on how to deal with a broody madam. This is an unusual time of year for hens to go broody, so it may be that she is sat in the nest box because she is not feeling very well. There is a basic health check at http://www.nda.agric.za/docs/healthychicks/chickens.htm that you can do, that should cover most bases. It may be as simple as that she is moulting; that can make them feel a bit under the weather. Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Wish someone would tell Cilla my silkie its the wrong time of year. I have been removing her several times a day for food and drink with no success, so she has been in a dog cage for three days and nights - let her out this afternoon and straight back to the nest! She was persistent like this in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 My Miss Pepperpot had a right broody strop this summer, and showed signs again about a week ago. It was much easier to break this time, we just booted her off the nest a couple of times and that was that. She must have realised it's a silly time to raise chicks Do carry out a health check though, just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Gave all girls a good health check today but especially Cilla, I left her in the cube last night and this morning she was happily sitting on three very warm eggs. The dog cage hasn,t worked so think I will leave her to get on with it and keep removing her for food and drink and to FR with the others and shut the nest box door. Hopefully the colder weather will discourage her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thank you We kept tring to move her today and if this does't work she'll go in a broody box.... Although someone did tell me to dunk thier bottom in cold water?? Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 someone did tell me to dunk thier bottom in cold water?? I've heard about this too but never from anyone who has said it worked for them! Not sure I'd want to soak my hen's fluffy knickers with the weather getting colder now either. Then again it took us 2 weeks to break Pippa out of her broodiness in the summer, so what do I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
