Not laying plus one broody hen

Hello Maybelle,

It sounds as if your broody hen could be putting the others of laying.  You will have to decide whether you want to stop her being broody or let her sit on fertile eggs and hatch them.

If you want to let her sit and hatch out fertile eggs then she will need a separate broody coop where she can sit and bring up her chicks.  You will also need to make sure she gets off her nest twice a day to eat, drink and pooh.  Some broodys can starve themselves to death.  Anothe thing you will have to consider is what to do with the cockerels that hatch out (usually about half the eggs).

If you want her to stop being broody there are several things you can try.  If you type anti-broody measures into the search box in the top right-hand corner you should find plenty of info.

Good Luck and keep us posted