ChickenDad19
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I have 6 hens all a little over a year old. One of my Brahmas has just gone broody. Pulled the feathers off her belly, won’t leave the nesting box, screeching at me and the other hens if we come near, the whole thing. I’m unable to give her fertilized eggs or babies, so I am going to try putting her in jail to break her broodiness.
We used to get eggs from all 6 of them everyday, but recently we’ve only been getting about 3-4 eggs a day. I know it’s common for the broody hen to stop laying, but could her broodiness affect the others and cause them not to lay? None of the others are showing signs of broodiness.
If the broody hen is affecting the others, is there anything I can do to get them back to laying? Or will they go back once the wannabe mama is broken of her ”calling?”
Thanks in advance!
We used to get eggs from all 6 of them everyday, but recently we’ve only been getting about 3-4 eggs a day. I know it’s common for the broody hen to stop laying, but could her broodiness affect the others and cause them not to lay? None of the others are showing signs of broodiness.
If the broody hen is affecting the others, is there anything I can do to get them back to laying? Or will they go back once the wannabe mama is broken of her ”calling?”
Thanks in advance!