Re: Poultry in a strange mood

Steve Newport wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 16:11:25 GMT, Grizzly <NoOne@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Yep, you've got a broody hen. Put some fertile eggs under her and
let her hatch them out. Or close her off from the nest box and make
her stay outside most of the time.

Not saying you are wrong - far from it. However, Katie Thiers
(spelling - sorry too many glasses of water) seemed to give the
impression that you holed them up alone until they "got over it".?

Closing off the nestbox simply means that the other birds cannot get in -
which means a greater likelihood of dirty broken eggs from tehm and she will
simply find the next warm dark place to continue.
To break a broody put her in something like a wire dog carrier with no
bedding, fresh food adn water and somewhere just a little draughty so she
cannot get cosy. A garage is usually ideal.
Leave her in there until she is well and truely off the brood, then leave
her another few days to be sure ;)

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