Showing posts with label broody cure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label broody cure. Show all posts

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Broody hen break confirmed

One of my hens went broody on October 28th. I tried a variety of solutions. Here are the results:
  • Kick hen off nest -- extremely ineffective
  • Put hen in tractor with alternate nest -- hen ignored new nest and went straight back to main nest as soon as possible
  • Confine hen with rooster -- she rebuffed the rooster's advances
  • Confine hen in elevated cage for a week -- eventually worked!
The formerly broody hen is now sleeping on the roost, hanging with the hens, and dining with the flock. She is still ignoring the rooster though.