Broody Jail

[FrostRanger]

The reason why it's advised to break a broody hen if you're not going to let her set is a hen will lose condition while she sets and a few hens will even starve themselves to death. Even if they don't the loss of condition can make them more vulnerable to illness. IMO it's kinder to break a hen of broodiness if you're not going to let her set than let her sit for weeks for nothing.

As for what else you'd want in a broody jail, you want a perch, food and water. I also agree the crate should preferably be in the coop so she won't have to be reintegrated

 

[emyancey]

Hi! I came home from work yesterday and found a hen in a nest box (not their normal time). I left her alone for a bit then went in to check on her and she would not get up when I took the 2 eggs out of the box. If she's still in there this morning I was going to put her in broody jail. I have a wire dog crate I was going to put her in, but where should I put the pen? In the coop or run? Or completely separate her into our garage?

My girl is persistent and removing her and putting her to roost at night doesn't help; she goes right back in the morning. I put her in a dog crate in the coop in the cold weather and in the run in the warm weather and then I put her directly to bed on the roost and if she goes for the box in the morning, back to the crate she goes. She has water and food and grit in there as well as the perch they had as chicks so she is all set.