GoldenBlossoms
Songster
- May 30, 2022
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I have a slikie hen who has gone full broody, more so then she has in the past. She just got some chicks a while back who are basically full grown now. (She didn't hatch them, I bought them for her to raise) and she proved to be a good mother. But now the chicks are older and my hen has gone full broody again.
The problem is, she is nit sitting on eggs, or anything. She is not laying any eggs and is so broody she is skin and bones.
I have tried everything I try to break her of it. Any help would be great.
Here is a list of everything I have already tried:
I threw her out of the coop and closed the door. She went broody on top of the coops roof.
I gave her a bath.
I kept her with me all day with her on a leash and harness I have for her. She went with me to the park, Dr. Appointment, beach. She has been staying inside the house at night in a playpen I have originally bought for the pet rats but the rats didn't care for it so now it's a chicken playpen lol (water and treats for her constantly cuz she needs the weight back) but
No matter what, the moment I put her outside with the other chickens (most of which she raised) she goes right back to brooding.
What else can I do?
The problem is, she is nit sitting on eggs, or anything. She is not laying any eggs and is so broody she is skin and bones.
I have tried everything I try to break her of it. Any help would be great.
Here is a list of everything I have already tried:
I threw her out of the coop and closed the door. She went broody on top of the coops roof.
I gave her a bath.
I kept her with me all day with her on a leash and harness I have for her. She went with me to the park, Dr. Appointment, beach. She has been staying inside the house at night in a playpen I have originally bought for the pet rats but the rats didn't care for it so now it's a chicken playpen lol (water and treats for her constantly cuz she needs the weight back) but
No matter what, the moment I put her outside with the other chickens (most of which she raised) she goes right back to brooding.
What else can I do?