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Is she being picked on by others? I have a girl who is towards the bottom of the pecking order. When others chase her away she walks around like a broody until the other chicken leaves her alone.

I hope she breaks herself. You could try putting ice packs in the nest she chooses. That is always my first action. May or may not help. :)

Today we had cold (for us), wet weather (low 50s). Rooster Cogburn kept the flock near the run and a lot of the girls spent time in the coop to get out of the rain. Kept my finger crossed that broody wouldn't go into a lay box and hide out. Thankfully, she didn't. I am thinking her cycle...

My broody is still hanging with the flock. Hope you are experiencing the same with Tassels. ❤️

This morning, I let my broody hen out of jail for a short period b/c of the mess I had to clean (can't wait for the smelly part to be over). She hung with the flock for about 1.5 hours then right back to the lay box. Removed her immediately and back to confinement. Last night we have a cold...

At 36 hours, we let ours out for a bit of foraging with the group. She stayed away from the nests for a good 1 1/2 hours. She mainly sat on a rock and preened, then took a dust bathe. All the sudden she hightailed it back to the coop and to her favorite nest. That was yesterday evening...

Yay for your gal. Mine is still in broody jail. She pooped this morning - definitely a broody poop - smelly! She still grumbles at everyone that goes near her. We let her out for about 10 min yesterday - we reset the broody jail for overnight and she did not have access to the nest while she...

Hope she snaps out of her broodiness!

Yes, hormones. And you are right, she is a broody momma - has been since she was less than 1 year old. I have not considered this because I will need more pullets at some point and want a reliable momma. I just don't need any right now. I currently have 14 layers which is more than enough...

This will be my plan. Thanks!

Epic broody jail fail today. About halfway through the day, I noticed that the gal I had in jail pooped and it was not a broody poop. So I let her out and she joined the flock. I have all Black Australorps so it gets kind of confusing. Looked in the lay boxes and there was another girl...

Good luck!

Yes. I tried that with one of our roos. The director put it out to all 4H members mail list. No one replied. :-( Thus far I have had to get rid of 6 cockerels. Each one was stressful for me and the ladies. Learned with the second batch that they all must go by 11 weeks or be culled. I...

One of my Black Australorps has gone broody, again. She wants to sit at least two times a year. Her mothering skills are phenomenal. She has had 3 clutches so far. The only issue is the cockerels. It is such a hassle to get ride of them. If she would only hatch females :)lau) I would let...