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Still in the ending process of breaking her broodiness. The last three days she has been spending more time outside the coop, with our help. I waited until 22 days after the last eggs we gave her to sit on. Then we removed them from the nesting box and removed her from the small separate coop...

Thanks. The method described doesn’t seem brutal like some of the other ways to break a broody hen. Hubby was afraid that I might be prolonging her to sit. Thought he was just fussing bc she was eating best out of his hands lol. Dang, now I get to say those words, “you were right” then he’ll...

First year chicken mom here. My first broody hen, a sweet Silkie named Fluffy. First 2 days thought she was egg bound; gave warm epson baths. Day 3 gave her 3 warm fresh laid eggs. At 8 days pretty sure one of the standards pushed her out of nesting box, laid an egg then left. Fluffy settled...