How have you dealt with a broody hen?

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7. Thanks for all the suggestions

PuraVidaDreamin - did you put the hen in the duck pool while in the cage? I think I'll try the wire cage.

dixiegrrrl - I really don't want more chicks till the spring, but if I had a few more, it would not be a big deal.
I do have a rooster - (he's huge like a monster rooster). I've been chasing the hen out of the nest with a net twice a day, but when she goes back in the hen house, she often sits in a different nest. Luckily, she does not peck at me but she is getting really annoyed with me. I've had other broody hens that gave up after a few weeks, but this hen has been at it for over a month now.

Arkansas Granny - I like how your dad enlarged his flock. If I have any broody hens in the spring, I might give his idea a try. I've always had my chicks in a separate area till they got bigger and then it was hard to introduce them as the older hens really picked on them. Great suggestion!

Thanks everyone for all the input!