[mumsy]

Hi
I would as long as they have enough room, food & water.  After a couple of days pop them back, if they head straight for the nest box again pop back in for a couple more days.  Make sure they can still see the others.

[richyrich7]

A worm burden can reduce egg production, If' you've never done them before it may well be worth looking into depends on how long you have had them and if they where done before you got them. Worth a go certainly would not do any harm, I'd go for flubenvet best of the lot IMHO.  The intermediate gamekeeper pack 240g is about £20, but works out a lot cheaper in the long run than the £12 60g job  

[Thompson24]

Im the opporsite Im looking for someone with some broodie hens I can have lol

[Asaunders]

igot 3-4 of the things sitting there all day, how desperate are you for them lol

[Asaunders]

and how does the worming work richy?

[Foxy]

igot 3-4 of the things sitting there all day, how desperate are you for them lol

only 3 or 4?? I now have 6!!!!

[Asaunders]

do u leave them foxy or have u got a way to stop them?

[Foxy]

I sometimes change their henhouse and pop them in with another group of chickens to distract them as early as possibe, or I give them some fertile eggs.

[Asaunders]

i would love 2 give them some fertile eggs but i already have 10 baby chicks and dont want anymore this season, the big hens all share the same shed (around 20 hens) but the 3 are always in there just sittin on eggs, i do have some old pigeon boxes which were given to me would u recommened me puttin 1 in there and leave her a few days?

[Thompson24]

if you were any were near durham i would take the lot ive been looking for ages lol

[Asaunders]

i would let u have them there a pain, what u got lots of fertile eggs then?

[richyrich7]

and how does the worming work richy?

From how I understand it, the worms in the gut eat the nutrients the hens should be getting so they don't get enough to make eggs.
Probably over simplified but you get the drift I'm sure Foxy or Aunty could give you a better answer if mines not right. 

[Thompson24]

sorry to hijack but would puting some fake nests in a nest maybe encourage my girls to become broody?

[richyrich7]

sorry to hijack but would puting some fake nests in a nest maybe encourage my girls to become broody?

fake eggs is the way to go I've read. or just leave a stack in a nest box ??