Cocoschickens Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hi, I have a broody hen. I want to break her out of this habit as we have no cockerel and no room for chicks so please help and give me tips which have worked for yourselves, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 You can use a broody cage, like a wire dog crate. Prop it up on some bricks, so it’s off the ground. Pop her in for 3 days and 3 nights and it should sort her out. Do provide her with plenty food and water and keep it her in sight of the others. If possible inside the run itself. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I have 3 Pekin Bantam's and it is a constant round of broody at the moment, as one leaves the sin bin another goes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 After 5 weeks of being a hissing snapping turtle of a broody, Merel has finally given up. But I don’t have a broody cage, but just keep her from the nest box. Although I really doubt a broody cage would work for her... she even broods on the roosting bar in the run that’s a meter of the ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Now on day 8 of Fudge in the sin bin - the most persistent broody in recent years. Drives me nuts. It cannot be comfy but she adapts so well - the brat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
