broody hen, help needed please

hi all, could someone tell me the dos and donts regarding a broody hen please. at least i think shes broody, she sits half of the day on any eggs thats left, goes manic at me when i try to get her off, then she comes out of nesting box and free reange in garden ok. ive bought a false egg and was going to shu her in other hen house on her own tomorrow, but not sure how many days and does it have to be all day, or can she go in garden later on in day with the others. you can tell im new to keeping chickens. this site is a life line to me, thanks everyone for all the help. jackie

One of our hens went broody for the first time a few weeks ago. I took lots of advice and in the end I lifted her out of the nesting box a few times each day, took any eggs from under her and lifted her to food and water.  After a few days she started staying out for longer and a few days ago she has returned to normal behaviour but is not yet laying eggs

Good luck with your girl!

ok, so whatever you do don't get her any pot eggs etc as she will sit for 3 weeks trying to hatch them, either block off the nest box and keep chucking her out the coop or better still get a dog crate and place her inside that with just layers pellets and water. You can bring her inside the coop overnight or just make sure that she is out of the elements (strong winds, rain etc). You may have to keep her in this for upto a week but the most one of mine has needed this treatment is 4 days