tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post8012154249741961042..comments2024-02-27T15:19:59.496-08:00Comments on Backyard Farming: Chicken QuestionMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-523997635203086372010-07-16T22:13:27.799-07:002010-07-16T22:13:27.799-07:00They sound broody to me. One must remember that g...They sound broody to me. One must remember that going "broody" is part of a hens nature, and not a bad thing if you want to have her incubate some eggs for you. However, if that is not what you want, there are 2 tricks that generally work to break up the broody hens - either place the hen in a wire bottom cage where the cool drafty air will prevent her from setting, or place a "clutch" of ice cubes on her regular nest. Yet, I think it is best to let them brood as again this is part of their nature. They will snap out of it eventually.Gelatt Family Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978921928152635089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-33626332302898480212010-07-16T08:03:19.235-07:002010-07-16T08:03:19.235-07:00Definitely sounds like a broody to me. I've h...Definitely sounds like a broody to me. I've heard you can put icecubes under them to break them of it, or you can give them eggs to hatch. I've got 2 broodies right now. One has been broody since March. It's a pain, but I just take her out of the nest every day and collect the eggs.katiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232045088235784636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-20236203166804746542010-07-15T14:58:17.517-07:002010-07-15T14:58:17.517-07:00The last hen I had go broody I tried for days to b...The last hen I had go broody I tried for days to break. She wouldn't break. Enough was enough so I took her out, put her in a large dog travel crate with food and water. She wasn't happy but eventually calmed down. After putting her in around 8pm one evening, leaving her in for the next day and next night, she was broke and began laying eggs within a week.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214437821206430726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-58355469732448973932010-07-15T14:46:18.698-07:002010-07-15T14:46:18.698-07:00They sound like they are acting broody. We have fo...They sound like they are acting broody. We have found that with free-range hens, it's easier to join them then to break them....give them some eggs to sit on. They just may hatch some out...assuming you have a rooster.The Goatherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970513905216682033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-67679397608413284802010-07-15T07:13:20.898-07:002010-07-15T07:13:20.898-07:00Sounds like they're broody to me. She can alwa...Sounds like they're broody to me. She can always do what seems to work for us to break them (though when we do it we're not trying to break them). Move them at night to a new location unfamiliar to them and separate them from the rest of the flock. They'll get over it quick!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-20499909458071554292010-07-15T06:13:07.531-07:002010-07-15T06:13:07.531-07:00I have a hen doing the exact same thing right now,...I have a hen doing the exact same thing right now, I believe she is broody, even though she has no eggs under her. We were in sort of the same situation, started with 12 hens and over a perior of 3 nights lost 6. I think your hens are just broody, at least I hope that is all it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109895956629633928noreply@blogger.com