DorianGray Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hi I'm here to pick brains please. One of my young girls, who started laying about 4 weeks ago, has for the past 5 days or so been refusing to leave the nest box & can be found sort of hunched up / forward with her vent 'offered'. I've given her a good feel over & I'm 99.9% certain that she isn't egg bound (I think she is still laying) so I am at a loss as t what the problem might be as it's the first time I've encountered in in the 7 years I've been keeping hens. Any ideas welcomed please. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Sounds to me like she is broody! Persistence is key to breaking a broody so take her off the nest and close the coop to keep her in the run. If she carries on for a couple days you'll need to pop her in a broody crate with food and water. A wire cat carrier or dog crate is best, raised on a couple of bricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
