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Rural/Farm Life

womanofthehills

(9,374 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2013, 02:56 PM Jul 2013

How have you dealt with a broody hen? [View all]

Other than having her for dinner. I read a post on another site where a guy said he put ice cubes under his hen and it worked within a few days. I'm about to try the ice cubes. If that doesn't work, I was thinking of marking 4 eggs and letting her sit on them. Any other ideas? I've never had a hen this determined - she's a buff brama.

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How have you dealt with a broody hen? [View all] womanofthehills Jul 2013 OP

I don't know how to discourage a hen from setting once they are determined to do so. Arkansas Granny Jul 2013 #1

What is your goal? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #2

my solution was always extra-crispy, with cole slaw on the side..... lastlib Jul 2013 #3

I let them set. LWolf Jul 2013 #4

That is what I did this year. Put a big x on a couple of the eggs and let her keep those. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #5

Build a small separate cage PuraVidaDreamin Jul 2013 #6

Thanks for all the suggestions womanofthehills Jul 2013 #7

I have had some sucess with this method truegrit44 Aug 2013 #8