Stopping a broody being broody

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Stopping a broody being broody
« on: June 08, 2013, 21:33 »
Our Speckledy hen "Bob" has gone broody! :ohmy: After several attempts to stop her, involving dunking and shutting her out for the whole day, she still is going straight for the nest box at nighttime. Is there any chance of her stopping soon or are we too late? Also will her broodiness have an effect on the other hens? we have two Light sussex hybrids, an ISA brown and another speckedly so we were surprised when she did go broody given her hybrid nature.

If anyone has heard of different methods, any help would be much appreciated.  :)

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Ralph

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2013, 09:16 »
Hello and welcome to the site redlandschooks.   :D

Plenty of information on HERE which should help.   :)
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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2013, 10:21 »
Thank you for the link. Looks like I'll have to go and get a cage for her!

Having done the cage method or the dunking, how will we know when she has stopped being broody? I heard about her comb changing colour, but her's has always been small and pink, so I don't know....

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2013, 11:24 »
You could probably do a makeshift one with a cardboard box and some mesh.  There are usually loads for sale on gumtree if you are wanting to buy one.

If she normally perches on a night when not broody and starts doing that again she is no longer broody. 

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 11:48 »

one of my girls is broody at the moment too, put her in a bucket of water yesterday and she sat quite content for a good few minutes  :unsure:  have left her in the outside run today so she cannot get to the nesting box, she has fresh water and pellets available, it's really putting the other girls off and egg production is definitely down  >:(

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2013, 11:51 »
Be careful if the weather is not nice and warm you will need to dry her off so she doesn't get a chill.   ;)

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2013, 12:22 »
Snowdrop is broody at the moment (she is a pekin bantam so I should have expected it!).

She's being such a cheeky madam!!!  I suggested getting some eggs for her to sit on but I was told nequivocally "no"  :(

Hannah :)

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2013, 19:13 »
Broody hens are so funny

they squark and fluff up at you ..... how dare we move them off those lovely warm eggs

I separate mine for approx. 3 days with no access to comfort  :nowink:

 they even go in the shed at night with no soft hay etc etc ( aren't I wicked !!! ) but it seems to do the trick in about 3 days

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2013, 19:16 »
Think I might try that, put her in the shed overnight  :)

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2013, 08:02 »
A note of caution- make sure your shed and door are secure as foxes can wriggle through gaps and dislodge rotten boards.

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2013, 09:25 »

well my broody girl is getting the cold water dunking in the morning, just on her bottom and underneath and then having no access to the coop all day long, she is in the outside run, she can see the other girls and has access to food and water - just not the nesting box  ;) decided not to leave her in the potting shed overnight just in case she ate all my seedlings, don't think she could actually get up to the shelving but you never know  :ohmy:  :lol:

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2013, 10:49 »
It's my turn for a broody girl  :wacko:

tis obviously the broody season LOL

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2013, 13:37 »
You can all pass them up to me, I have loads of eggs they could happily sit on.   :lol:

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2013, 18:36 »
I've had a Pekin thats been broody for about 5 weeks now!! Any chance of her stopping soon? I tried the dunking in cold water this morning, and with the other Pekin that began being broody a couple of days ago. I shut them out of the house and run all day and will only let them in at bedtime. I've tried the dog crate theory but it just doesn't work with these ones!! Not tried the dunking before so fingers crossed it will work  :blush:
she's not a good layer at the best of times and this broodiness is beyond a joke now.

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Re: Stopping a broody being broody
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2013, 18:47 »
Five weeks is a long time to be broody.  Is she eating and drinking enough as they can really lose condition over that length of time. 



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