[Shazzer]

I have a hen who is broody, I made her get out of the next box twice today but she just goes back in. I took the eggs out that she and the others had laid but its made no difference.  she stayed in there all night last night, she very vocal and a bit scary when I try to get her out.

[Jellyhead]

Might take 2 weeks or so before she gets bored Shazzer. Aunt Sally said once that if you get them very early and give them very quick dunk in cold water it can stop them (havent tried it myself) but I dont know at what stage its too late for that sorry :roll:

[Aunt Sally]

It has to be in the first day or two to dissuade them from being broody.  There's lots of methods but they all boils down to lowering the bird's body temperature which is elevated in a broody.

[Bodger]

Put her into a shed where there isn't a nest box of any description.

[chilcoj]

We have a Speckledy that keeps going broody every 4-6 weeks.  :o

We have to segregate her from the others so that she has no access to the nest boxes but she goes back with the flock in the evening.  It normally takes a few days but then she is back to 'normal'

It is a pain but I have found it is the only way...dunking them doesn't work and they can catch a cold.

Good luck and keep persevering…it is worth it.

[Shazzer]

I took out the next boxes this afternoon, but thats not made any difference, shes just fluffed up in the corner where they were, the others are on the the perch, if they more in the night they'll be poohing on her. Any more ideas?

[ali.c.b]

I have built a broody coop out of a large (2'x2') cardboard box with lots of holes cut in the sides, a wire mesh top and a raised mesh floor. Pop her in there with food and her own water, leave box with bird in outside for a few days (overnight if safe from Mr Todd). Lowering body temp is the trick. It used to be done by perching bird over a bucket of iced water. She'll be quite happy - but let her out every now and then for a scratch about and a (huge) poo.

On the other hand, it's only normal for a hen to be broody so unless it stops the others laying, you could always just leave them to it!

[Shazzer]

HELP I still cant stop my hen being broody.  I,ve sat her on a bag of ice and took out the nest boxes, I've put seed trays in the corner so that its not cosey but she insists on getting ito any space on the house floor that she can,  she hasn't been on the perch at night for over a week now, I've even lifted her up on to it  but shes back down in no time.  She's stopped laying and is hogging the nest box so the others cant get in, I've even kept the pop door shut so that she cant get in , and i let the others in when her guard is down, so they can lay, but shes runs like Linford christie when she sees me opening it to let them out.   i think she might be stressing over it all she clucks contantly.