Broody hen

It's a huge learning process, exciting and scary and I'm still on the lower rungs of the ladder.
Best wishes

I have 2 broody Leghorns - who are sitting in the same nest box, despite there being 2 other nest boxes.  I do not want any chicks.  I keep moving them off the nest and shutting them out for as long as possible.  But I work so have to allow access for the other hens so as soon as the door opens they are straight back in the nest box.  My other 2 hens that are not broody but are still managing to lay in the nest box where the broody ones are sitting - that must be quite an amusing sight.  Can anyone suggest any other ideas to try and stop them being broody - any suggestions welcome - I do not have the room to really seperate them - although could put them in a large wire dog cage.  If I do this do I leave them in the cage all night or let them back into the hen house?

Broody is doing well the others are still laying one of them on top of her but she just ignores her then pinches yhe egg

Dont worry i do lol i have yo pick her up and take them away i candled the eggs yesterday everything looking good so far

I would use some of the advice on this post. My broody tends to start the fights when she comes down for food. I have read the posts on this sight and others. If you don't want chicks you could put her away from the others and the nest box for a day or two untill her hormone level has come down I've just done this with a second broody cross fingers it's worked so far. Once her hormone levels are down you will see the scrapping die down and go away.

Update on my broody hen all six eggs have hatched today so cute. Mom is being really good and protecting her chicks my white Sussex is showing a lot of interest then gets bored and goes away away a quick peck from mom. I've just been given a 11 week old hen today and broody has adopted her as well which looks really funny trying to cuddle up to her and the broody putting her wing up to let her in. The other hens seem to love her as well which is good news.

Hopefully everything will be ok in the morning.

Up date on chicks Alls well mom has brought chicks down to the main run but always forgets one I put it up or one of my other hens chases it up to the coop for me if I'm not around. It looks like the chicks have 4moms lol and they are growing very fast