[clumbaboy]

Hi Everyone,
               I have a broody bantam and would like to know how to stop her being broody if that is possible, I have no cockeral and no intention of getting any fertile eggs for her. If there is no fix for this does anybody want a Buff Sussex cross banty, I'm in Gretna if anybody has a use for her!
But will be travelling to Aberdeen next tuesday so will stop anywhere on route to drop her off.

[sheila]

Ah! just give her a pot egg and she will sit on it quite happily until she gets fed up and rejoins the chicken race!

[Castle Farm]

Just put her somewhere safe for a couple of days with food and water and she will cool off and stop being broody.

Don't try to cool her down by putting her in water/draught, it's very very cruel and unfair.

[CameronS]

Aberdeen next tuesday so will stop anywhere on route to drop her off.

how far off track are you willing to come??

if you pass through fife you may have a taker

[terryh]

can some one please explain the broody hen process im new to keeping chickens how old would the hen have to be to go broody that sort of thing please
terry

[joyofchicks]

Terry - follow this link to an article by expert Virginia Shirt.  I'm sure she can explain better than me!  Broodies can be delightful and/or exasperating depending on your viewpoint.  If you keep hybrids, you are less likely to encounter this behaviour than with pure breeds and some breeds are more prone to broodiness than others.
http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk/keeping-chickens/broody-hen.php

[Rosemary]

If you keep hybrids, you are less likely to encounter this behaviour than with pure breeds and some breeds are more prone to broodiness than others.

I thought this too but we had Black Rocks broody last year - although this was the first time - and none of the pure breeds.

Aww, clumbaboy, it's Spring - give her some eggs