I tried it after my hen kept sleeping in the nesting box and preventing other hens from laying in the box for about 3 weeks. This cold water method worked immediately. All other methods failed. Thank you for your video it really worked.
Thank you for your helpful information. We used the bath technique only twice and our lovely hen is now back in the yard with her flock, looking healthy and happy again. PS Our hen totally enjoyed her bath and she was NOT stressed at all. :)
We tried this putting her in some cold water for a few minutes. It worked . So glad I found this advice. Really good tip! Our chicken wasn't stressed. She just went very quiet dried off in sun and went back to her old self! Phew!
I once had a hen that was egg bound. I used the dunking method to help resolve the problem and it worked great! Freed up the bound egg and today she is perfectly healthy and laying lots of eggs. I don't at all feel that it was "inhumane" to use the dunking method. What is inhumane is to let an animal suffer needlessly through a difficult situation without trying to help them in whatever way you possibly can. I now have a young Ancona that has recently gone broody. I will be trying this with her the first chance I get. Thanks for the upload! I found it very usefull and informative! Cheers!
One of my Buff Orpington hens went broody on me a few days ago. I tried the separation method, and removing her from the nest (constantly) for a couple of days. Then, I came across you and your son's 5 minute water bath; that did the trick. Ginger is back with the flock and back to her normal self. Thanks to you both.
I have 2 broody hens...and my father in law said that they would dunk the hens in water to cure it when he was a kid...i thought he was messing with me...guess not
I've also heard of putting ice bottles under them. I'm not really comfortable trying any of this right now since it's winter but maybe in a few more months when it warms up.
I’ve tried this with several broody hens and it’s never worked, but I haven’t done it for 3 minutes. I’m going to try tomorrow with a hen who’s constantly broody. I have broken the habit by removing from the coop for 4 to 5 days then she’s back to laying in about 2 weeks and lays just over a week and she’s broody again. She’s an arucana cross leghorn so its not that she’s a broody breed and her sisters have never been broody. She’s only 9 months old and now broody for I think the fifth time.
Just did this about half an hour ago with a Maran that's been broody for close to a month. She was the last of our pullets to start laying, but quickly became one of our three best layers. I keep peeking out to check on her and she hasn't gone back to the nesting box (which is a very good sign), but is clucking at me disgustedly and preening at her feathers to try to dry them Lol! I will let you know how things progress, but thank you very much for the tip!
doing this is a great idea. they say its bad for them because they us to dunk them into ICE water, which sometimes killed the chicken due to the shock, but normal temp water is great for them.
I have a young hen that has decided she wants to go broody. This is not a good time as I already have a broody hen in the broody pen and involved in some major chicken related construction. I used to have a hutch with a wire bottom that I would put a want-to-be broody into and that stopped her. But that got destroyed. I will have to try this method. Once the construction is finished, I will welcome her going broody.
yup that's the way . even back here in rular Nepal we have been doing this to the brooding hens. we put them in water and cover it with net basket . and let them sit for few minutes.
Ave got 3 hens. 1 went broody abt 4 days ago. No eggs underneath her. Just sitting their. Sits where they all lay their eggs. When 1 take her our the hut, 1 other hen keeps pecking her. Never been lke tht until she went broody. Any advice? All Try tht cold water the mrn tho to see if it helps
I currently have a broody Silkie and broodiness is more common with Silkies. I've tried lifting her out of the box and putting her outside with the others, but she goes back in, I've tried lifting the whole box outside with her in it and putting her outside but she goes back in. Ive tried closing the door to the coop after the others have laid and eggs are removed but she still goes back in. She will sit in her box with no eggs in it too. Even if she is out all day when she goes back in at night she is still broody and then won't come out in the morning. Eventually I tried the water. It was very stressful for her, her heart was hammering and she was struggling. When I thought she was calmer I let my hands go and she jumped out distressed, covered us both with water and we started the same process all over again. So I don't think that water will work for all hens, if it works for yours then thats great and I would encourage others to give it a go (if you think your hen wouldn't be too stressed). Now i'll try isolation. If that doesn't work, ill do what someone below mentioned and let her do what she feels is normal...
Does the method work with silkies?? I have 301 silkies and my friend has some to I want to now if it works with silkies because I have 4 that would never leave there nests I just wanted to now if you now if it will thank you!!
There are plenty of people in the world who think that if you do anything with an animal or have anything to do with animals in general, you are being cruel. The logic isn't there.
Sad and lonely. If animals are reviving quality care and all their needs are met, I'm pretty sure they are much happier living in our nice warm houses where their every whim is cared for and they don't have to worry about getting eaten.
There are some that claim that if the water is icy cold, it could shock them and they have weak hearts. I've heard that people used to dunk them in ice water. I wouldn't try that. I am trying this method now with 2 broodies. They don't seem to mind it, I hope it breaks the broodiness.
We soak our chickens for bumble foot in warm salt water. They seem to like it. They sit out in the rain and mud puddles, we have a pool for them to play in. So not cruel
It didn't. But maybe I didn't hold her in long enough. I think I'm going to just give in and let her have a few eggs. She's good broody anyway, just wasn't really ready for her just yet. Right now she's sitting on an empty nest. Hopefully this time next year I will have my new "anti-broody" pen.
your hens are beautiful videos like yours want me to start sooner, but research if still what im doing at the moment, your hens are very large, will these be a Good Breed in UK?
This method did not work @ my Buff Orpington. I think she is gettin a cold. I dipped her only 5 minutes in water and she start shivering and heavy breathing :( How can i help her to get well? Thank you.
I have a Broody Hen that I can not get it to quit sitting on her nest and there are no eggs I have been taking her off to only find her back there minutes later she has been doing this for 4 days now.
captain deadpool try taking her out and walking with her for a while (maybe 10-20 minutes) get far away from the nesting boxes and throw down some scratch, I did this to my broody bantam and after a week she wasn't broody anymore
How cold should the water be and how often should this be done? I have a broody hen (she just started not even a week ago) but I want to break her asap!
My dumb hen goes broody even in the middle of the winter. I had to do this or she will emaciate herself while also causing a backup in the nest boxes. I used to think it's cruel, but now I don't. It's more cruel if my neighbors complain and I have to get rid of the chickens because they fight for a spot to nest... She also becomes skin and bones and never breaks the cycle, even after 3 months!
@@mikeyman4037 I've had broody's go into broodiness all year round. Some of my girls will go broody in the snow in December. I take mine inside and bathe them inside in the bathtub and dry them off if it's too cold, though and I need to break the broody.
@@staciecampbell6497 This is the first time i hear about hens going broody in the winter. Now I believe you. It never happened to me but I guess it is true.
@@mikeyman4037 Ah, yes they do get broody!! It's winter here in New Zealand and I had my first chicken go broody she now has two chicks. And now I have two more chickens that are broody. It's so flipping cold but we have them in an old glasshouse that is full of straw.
This method did not work @ my Buff Orpington. I think she is gettin a cold. I dipped her only 5 minutes in water and she start shivering and heavy breathing :( How can i help her to get well? Thank you.
I am so glad to find your video! I have a broody hen and I have removed her from the box several times. This has been going on for quite sometime. She has also pulled out all of her breast feathers. I do have fake eggs in the beatbox so, I will remove the eggs and try and put her in a bucket of water. Hope this does the trick. By the way, did you have to repeat this process?? I love your son's soccer outfit. He looks about the same age as my grandson who is 7. I am the teams coach.😳
My grandmother in Cyprus had hens and my father who is now in his 60s remembers her dunking the hens in water to help them. It didn't harm them. Thank you for the video :)
I was just thinking, it is tremendously good that you teach the young kids how to keep chickens and look after them in the way you show in this video, taking into consideration we will always need eggs and chickens
The same people that complain about this are clueless and don't realize in real life they make worse descions than putting a hen in water to cool her area.
My bloody hen prevented others from using the nest(for some reason they all wanted to use this one nest) and as,a result my favorite became eggbound and died. I immediately put the bloody in cold water. She was not happy, but please-these ridiculous comments of being inhumane! Broodiness causes too many problems, and the bloody hen will not eat or drink or poo until you take her off the nest FOR MONTHS. I hope it works!
My hen is alone no rooster and has stopped laying eggs and has been sitting on one of them so my husband changed it for a wooden egg and she wont get off of it or eat or drink. What must I do to help her? It's been 4 months.
This is great! Thanks for the video showing how calm a bird can be during this process. I've heard of a hen starving herself to death since there were no fertile eggs. Our hen has been sitting on absolutely nothing for days now and unless we carry her out, she refuses to eat. Personally this seems more humane than a few days in a wire cage waiting to cool off. Not saying that's a bad way to go either, but a quick cool off seems better. I'll give this a try today.
I sprayed my broody hen with the cold hose several times a day, in her own cage. Otherwise, she wouldn't eat or sleep for months! She did this every single year I had her. Also, it's not cruel if it's in the Summer months and warm out. I give my hens baths twice a year !
I've had a broody chicken several times now and have come to the conclusion that there is no guaranteed solution. When the chicken is in the mood, she's in the mood and nothing you do is guaranteed to change her mind. However, there _are_ things you can do to avoid _prolonging_ the broody period. (1) is quickly remove any eggs from her sight, including fake eggs intended to encourage laying. She will probably change nests during the day if anybody lays, so you need to be vigilant. (2) Do NOT think to yourself "oh, she's looking so thin and unwell" and feed her treats! I'd guess that nature intended that she turns broody when she has collected enough fat (and eggs), and her time on the nest will be limited by her fat reserves. If you feed her she'll sit there until doomsday, getting unhealthier by the day. Those treats are NOT doing her any favors!
I approve this video. Thanks you so much for this very informative about some problems with brooding hens. I lost hens in the past for not knowing what to do when she brood to her death. Thanks you so much for sharing.
I just want to thank you for this advice. My hen has been the terror of the coop. The other hens were attacked by her when they came in to lay eggs. Today I filled a large tub with water. I let it sit for two hours then made her sit for 8 minutes. She was so mad but it worked. Thanks for this advice. My sweet hen is back.
gosh that is a big chicken. In the Army, they have a survival class that really sucks!!! but people love it, covet it, and are proud they made it after the fact. I did it in the winter and to feed us, they allowed us one chicken, one rabbit to kill, clean, cook, and eat. They takes on new dimensions with all the pole in your team are used to fast food, or grocery stove chicken (non with anything to do with rabbits, but pet them) Gosh, that night sucked.. but we ate, but thank goodness for butchers, food processing, and the delivery mechanism of the foam little cartons chicken comes in at the stores.
Thanks very much guys - I tried the cage method and it didn't work so very keen to give this a go. She looked like she was really enjoying it so l hope our hen Mimi will feel the same. Cheers, Dianne
My grandmother taught me this God Rest her soul, about 30 years ago I recommend it to people all the time hey, I have a rain thing that catches water and I usually do it in the early morning when the water is at the coolest especially in the summer months. Of course right now I have a Broody Leghorn and a Broody red sex links go figure the two most uncommon Broody hen period And I haven't had a Broody in 10 years so far it's worked on the Leghorn what's a red Sex Link is groovy really hard especially this week so I started giving her the cold water bath her a couple days ago.
At the end of your video, you say to contact you on anytime on TH-cam with any questions. So why do you have 177 comments and I've only seen one reply from you? Just wondering??
Many questions get answered within the group. But the truth be said , I get so many comments per day from all videos , I can't answer them. Also. 70% of the time, the question is answered in the video and people don't listen to entire video or don't pay attention. 😀
Thanks for your reply. I understand it would be hard to answer all comments. I too find that many questions that I get have been answered in the video. It's just too easy to jump ahead and miss important info. I still remember having to get off the couch to change TV channels :)
I tried it after my hen kept sleeping in the nesting box and preventing other hens from laying in the box for about 3 weeks. This cold water method worked immediately. All other methods failed. Thank you for your video it really worked.
Thank you for your helpful information. We used the bath technique only twice and our lovely hen is now back in the yard with her flock, looking healthy and happy again. PS Our hen totally enjoyed her bath and she was NOT stressed at all. :)
We tried this putting her in some cold water for a few minutes. It worked . So glad I found this advice. Really good tip! Our chicken wasn't stressed. She just went very quiet dried off in sun and went back to her old self! Phew!
I once had a hen that was egg bound. I used the dunking method to help resolve the problem and it worked great! Freed up the bound egg and today she is perfectly healthy and laying lots of eggs. I don't at all feel that it was "inhumane" to use the dunking method. What is inhumane is to let an animal suffer needlessly through a difficult situation without trying to help them in whatever way you possibly can.
I now have a young Ancona that has recently gone broody. I will be trying this with her the first chance I get. Thanks for the upload! I found it very usefull and informative! Cheers!
Oh wow! So it theoretically will work for either problem!? That is very good to know! Thanks for sharing! :)
One of my Buff Orpington hens went broody on me a few days ago. I tried the separation method, and removing her from the nest (constantly) for a couple of days. Then, I came across you and your son's 5 minute water bath; that did the trick. Ginger is back with the flock and back to her normal self. Thanks to you both.
That is awesome!
She's a pretty hen! I love her feather pattern
I have 2 broody hens...and my father in law said that they would dunk the hens in water to cure it when he was a kid...i thought he was messing with me...guess not
That chicken is so gorgeous and fluffy I just wanna cuddle her. LOL
+Linsey Houser She may look fluffy, but chickens are fairly prickly. I don't think you'd like it much after all.
We have two that have been brooding for months. Will definitely try this today! Thankyou
Good luck!
I've also heard of putting ice bottles under them. I'm not really comfortable trying any of this right now since it's winter but maybe in a few more months when it warms up.
I have a broody hen and I’m gonna try this. It’s been about a month here too and I’ve tried just about everything else lol
It did work for a few hours lol
We did this method in the middle east too from long ago, but know this method doesn't work to some my chickens so I was searching for another method
"escapee's" that was funny
I’ve tried this with several broody hens and it’s never worked, but I haven’t done it for 3 minutes. I’m going to try tomorrow with a hen who’s constantly broody. I have broken the habit by removing from the coop for 4 to 5 days then she’s back to laying in about 2 weeks and lays just over a week and she’s broody again. She’s an arucana cross leghorn so its not that she’s a broody breed and her sisters have never been broody. She’s only 9 months old and now broody for I think the fifth time.
just tried this method, seems to have worked for my chicken. Now to get her to eat!
mad as a wet hen, i recently heard that expression. my 2 bits.
Just did this about half an hour ago with a Maran that's been broody for close to a month. She was the last of our pullets to start laying, but quickly became one of our three best layers.
I keep peeking out to check on her and she hasn't gone back to the nesting box (which is a very good sign), but is clucking at me disgustedly and preening at her feathers to try to dry them Lol!
I will let you know how things progress, but thank you very much for the tip!
Greetings Sir, how long does it take before hen starts laying again after dunking?
you have the most beautiful chickens in the world
Thank You great advice headed to the barn give it a try.
my hen has just finished hatching and continues being broody. is dipping it in water a good idea when the chicks reach to it for warmth
doing this is a great idea. they say its bad for them because they us to dunk them into ICE water, which sometimes killed the chicken due to the shock, but normal temp water is great for them.
I have dunked chickens in water when they are egg bound. They always relax when they are in the water.
Leigh Boulineau they like being dolled off
That's interesting.
I have a young hen that has decided she wants to go broody. This is not a good time as I already have a broody hen in the broody pen and involved in some major chicken related construction. I used to have a hutch with a wire bottom that I would put a want-to-be broody into and that stopped her. But that got destroyed. I will have to try this method. Once the construction is finished, I will welcome her going broody.
How did it work out?
+Monroe Madison the chicken has to sit on her eggs inorder to hach otherwise the eggs will get cold and die
+Monroe Madison the chicken has to sit on her eggs inorder to hach otherwise the eggs will get cold and die
I laughed so much - for some reason I find it sad yet funny.
Your hen is pretty.
Thanks
yup that's the way . even back here in rular Nepal we have been doing this to the brooding hens. we put them in water and cover it with net basket . and let them sit for few minutes.
Please..... How cold is the water, how long to you sit with her there and how many times to do the water bath before she stops being broody
What temperature should the water be? I am going to try this.
Whatever comes out of hose
Ave got 3 hens. 1 went broody abt 4 days ago. No eggs underneath her. Just sitting their. Sits where they all lay their eggs. When 1 take her our the hut, 1 other hen keeps pecking her. Never been lke tht until she went broody. Any advice? All Try tht cold water the mrn tho to see if it helps
I currently have a broody Silkie and broodiness is more common with Silkies. I've tried lifting her out of the box and putting her outside with the others, but she goes back in, I've tried lifting the whole box outside with her in it and putting her outside but she goes back in. Ive tried closing the door to the coop after the others have laid and eggs are removed but she still goes back in. She will sit in her box with no eggs in it too. Even if she is out all day when she goes back in at night she is still broody and then won't come out in the morning. Eventually I tried the water. It was very stressful for her, her heart was hammering and she was struggling. When I thought she was calmer I let my hands go and she jumped out distressed, covered us both with water and we started the same process all over again. So I don't think that water will work for all hens, if it works for yours then thats great and I would encourage others to give it a go (if you think your hen wouldn't be too stressed). Now i'll try isolation. If that doesn't work, ill do what someone below mentioned and let her do what she feels is normal...
Dows the water have to be cold?
Do you dunk them in in cooler or warmer water?
What temperature does the water has to be, and what do you feed your chickens? Do you eat them to or just use them for eggs?
Does the method work with silkies?? I have 301 silkies and my friend has some to I want to now if it works with silkies because I have 4 that would never leave there nests I just wanted to now if you now if it will thank you!!
i am from kurdistan we also doing the same for years
We do the same in Turkey too bro
rasan Hasan Zedki. Hey
Do you have a extra Coop I can have I have a chicken butt
Which type of hen is this she is very large as compared to mine...
i love your light Sussex's!!!!! there so cute and fluffy!!
She is a beautiful girl!!!
I let my hens have babies. Having chicks is so awesome. Lil fluffybutts!
i wonder if she might have actually liked that water lol..
good!
How's that cruel? Chicken's just getting a tubby
There are plenty of people in the world who think that if you do anything with an animal or have anything to do with animals in general, you are being cruel. The logic isn't there.
That sounds so boring, Animals are the coolest B)
Rachel Traintracks I know right. Can you imagine a world in which humans couldn't interact with animals at all?
Sad and lonely. If animals are reviving quality care and all their needs are met, I'm pretty sure they are much happier living in our nice warm houses where their every whim is cared for and they don't have to worry about getting eaten.
There are some that claim that if the water is icy cold, it could shock them and they have weak hearts. I've heard that people used to dunk them in ice water. I wouldn't try that. I am trying this method now with 2 broodies. They don't seem to mind it, I hope it breaks the broodiness.
We soak our chickens for bumble foot in warm salt water. They seem to like it. They sit out in the rain and mud puddles, we have a pool for them to play in.
So not cruel
Does broody hen need rooster after broodiness for laying fertile eggs..??
How do I get her out of the coop? Mine is trying to take me out!
I have a hen that has been broody for around 5 days or so would like to try the water bath what temp should the water be?
what Cain is the second and third chicken picture with feathered face
It didn't. But maybe I didn't hold her in long enough. I think I'm going to just give in and let her have a few eggs. She's good broody anyway, just wasn't really ready for her just yet. Right now she's sitting on an empty nest.
Hopefully this time next year I will have my new "anti-broody" pen.
That is a beautiful chicken? What kind is she?
J.K_horses Blue laced red wyandotte splash in color. Or BLRW Splash
thank you John Potter
John Potter agree
red laced blue wyandotte
your hens are beautiful videos like yours want me to start sooner, but research if still what im doing at the moment, your hens are very large, will these be a Good Breed in UK?
That is one big hen!
I tried the water bath it never worked for me, So I blocked off access to the net box at night and that worked for me
I just recently tried blocking access to the nest box at night, and its not working. In the morning when i open access, they all jump back in again
What was the temperature of the water, and how long did you have her in there?
This method did not work @ my Buff Orpington. I think she is gettin a cold. I dipped her only 5 minutes in water and she start shivering and heavy breathing :( How can i help her to get well? Thank you.
Please don’t do the water dunk if it is cold and windy, if you need to try it indoors
I have a Broody Hen that I can not get it to quit sitting on her nest and there are no eggs I have been taking her off to only find her back there minutes later she has been doing this for 4 days now.
captain deadpool try taking her out and walking with her for a while (maybe 10-20 minutes) get far away from the nesting boxes and throw down some scratch, I did this to my broody bantam and after a week she wasn't broody anymore
How do I know if my hen has an infected craw
How cold should the water be and how often should this be done? I have a broody hen (she just started not even a week ago) but I want to break her asap!
Kaley Hatch I don't think the water should be too cold maybe just a little colder than room temperature, I'm not sure that's just what I think
Kaley Hatch
*DO NOT USE COLD WATER!!!!! YOU WILL KILL YOUR CHICKEN!!!!!!*
Ruby's Zoo no you won't, what makes you think that?
My dumb hen goes broody even in the middle of the winter. I had to do this or she will emaciate herself while also causing a backup in the nest boxes. I used to think it's cruel, but now I don't. It's more cruel if my neighbors complain and I have to get rid of the chickens because they fight for a spot to nest... She also becomes skin and bones and never breaks the cycle, even after 3 months!
DO NOT DO THIS IF IT IS A COLD DAY
@ MelonHeadSeb Hens don't get broody from fall to spring. it is too cold for them to be broody.
@@mikeyman4037 I've had broody's go into broodiness all year round. Some of my girls will go broody in the snow in December. I take mine inside and bathe them inside in the bathtub and dry them off if it's too cold, though and I need to break the broody.
@@staciecampbell6497 This is the first time i hear about hens going broody in the winter. Now I believe you. It never happened to me but I guess it is true.
@@mikeyman4037 Not sure where OP is, but "winter" is very different in Texas vs Maine.
@@mikeyman4037 Ah, yes they do get broody!! It's winter here in New Zealand and I had my first chicken go broody she now has two chicks. And now I have two more chickens that are broody. It's so flipping cold but we have them in an old glasshouse that is full of straw.
cage her in a cage off the ground give her food and water for 3 or 4 days then let her out if she goes back to nest box back to cage. it warks for me.
I've got a broody hen
can someone tell me what kinda breed is that hen in the cooler? I want one of those
The first one he puts in the water looks like a sebright mix.
actually its a blue laced red wyandotte
huehue well it's a gorgeous hen
huehue its a buff laced Wyandotte. There’s no blue lacing.
Just eat it 👍🏼
Can you got me a home for my chicken
I don’t want to make my hen unboody maybe just like uh let them go broody
"She's got class"
it s wooorkk
wait a sec, after you did that, did the chicken begin to lay eggs again?
I learned this from my grandma almost 70 years ago. I'm practicing this even now. Nice video and very informative.
This method did not work @ my Buff Orpington. I think she is gettin a cold. I dipped her only 5 minutes in water and she start shivering and heavy breathing :( How can i help her to get well? Thank you.
It sounds weird but I scramble a egg and they feel better
I love how she just sits there when she could leave if she wanted to😂
My fiance said they did this to their chickens as well, and this is from a different country, so you must be on the right path! Good job!
I am so glad to find your video! I have a broody hen and I have removed her from the box several times. This has been going on for quite sometime. She has also pulled out all of her breast feathers. I do have fake eggs in the beatbox so, I will remove the eggs and try and put her in a bucket of water. Hope this does the trick. By the way, did you have to repeat this process??
I love your son's soccer outfit. He looks about the same age as my grandson who is 7. I am the teams coach.😳
You are an absolute genius! One of our chickens has been broody for 2 months and we tried EVERYTHING, did this once and its worked! MIRACLE
2:45 of dunking cured 30+ days of brooding. Amazing! And she was unharmed.
My grandmother in Cyprus had hens and my father who is now in his 60s remembers her dunking the hens in water to help them. It didn't harm them. Thank you for the video :)
I do this with my chickens because they get broody in winter
WINTER SERIOUSLY WINTER
I was just thinking, it is tremendously good that you teach the young kids how to keep chickens and look after them in the way you show in this video, taking into consideration we will always need eggs and chickens
The same people that complain about this are clueless and don't realize in real life they make worse descions than putting a hen in water to cool her area.
I am considering getting some backyard chickens. I will remember this.
My bloody hen prevented others from using the nest(for some reason they all wanted to use this one nest) and as,a result my favorite became eggbound and died. I immediately put the bloody in cold water. She was not happy, but please-these ridiculous comments of being inhumane! Broodiness causes too many problems, and the bloody hen will not eat or drink or poo until you take her off the nest FOR MONTHS. I hope it works!
thank you, people who say those things have never owned a chicken and know nothing about them
My hen is alone no rooster and has stopped laying eggs and has been sitting on one of them so my husband changed it for a wooden egg and she wont get off of it or eat or drink. What must I do to help her? It's been 4 months.
Oh god, why is your hen bloody?! 😬
This is great! Thanks for the video showing how calm a bird can be during this process. I've heard of a hen starving herself to death since there were no fertile eggs. Our hen has been sitting on absolutely nothing for days now and unless we carry her out, she refuses to eat. Personally this seems more humane than a few days in a wire cage waiting to cool off. Not saying that's a bad way to go either, but a quick cool off seems better. I'll give this a try today.
Interesting, but this wouldn't work with broody ducks, I'm betting. :p
Ducks go broody? Oh great...getting two female Cayuga chicks to be future girlfriends for my boys.
Tried this with my hen tonight, thanks!
I sprayed my broody hen with the cold hose several times a day, in her own cage. Otherwise, she wouldn't eat or sleep for months! She did this every single year I had her. Also, it's not cruel if it's in the Summer months and warm out. I give my hens baths twice a year !
I've had a broody chicken several times now and have come to the conclusion that there is no guaranteed solution. When the chicken is in the mood, she's in the mood and nothing you do is guaranteed to change her mind. However, there _are_ things you can do to avoid _prolonging_ the broody period. (1) is quickly remove any eggs from her sight, including fake eggs intended to encourage laying. She will probably change nests during the day if anybody lays, so you need to be vigilant. (2) Do NOT think to yourself "oh, she's looking so thin and unwell" and feed her treats! I'd guess that nature intended that she turns broody when she has collected enough fat (and eggs), and her time on the nest will be limited by her fat reserves. If you feed her she'll sit there until doomsday, getting unhealthier by the day. Those treats are NOT doing her any favors!
ya my hen only running in the nest Evey time
I approve this video. Thanks you so much for this very informative about some problems with brooding hens. I lost hens in the past for not knowing what to do when she brood to her death. Thanks you so much for sharing.
I just want to thank you for this advice. My hen has been the terror of the coop. The other hens were attacked by her when they came in to lay eggs. Today I filled a large tub with water. I let it sit for two hours then made her sit for 8 minutes. She was so mad but it worked. Thanks for this advice. My sweet hen is back.
gosh that is a big chicken. In the Army, they have a survival class that really sucks!!! but people love it, covet it, and are proud they made it after the fact. I did it in the winter and to feed us, they allowed us one chicken, one rabbit to kill, clean, cook, and eat. They takes on new dimensions with all the pole in your team are used to fast food, or grocery stove chicken (non with anything to do with rabbits, but pet them) Gosh, that night sucked.. but we ate, but thank goodness for butchers, food processing, and the delivery mechanism of the foam little cartons chicken comes in at the stores.
Damn
DAMN
Tbh thats evil because its a survival training why the hell do they give you an animal isn't it supposed to be survival?
Thanks very much guys - I tried the cage method and it didn't work so very keen to give this a go. She looked like she was really enjoying it so l hope our hen Mimi will feel the same. Cheers, Dianne
It's winter and she was shivering...so it was a warm bath...and then hairdryer to dry.
My grandmother taught me this God Rest her soul, about 30 years ago I recommend it to people all the time hey, I have a rain thing that catches water and I usually do it in the early morning when the water is at the coolest especially in the summer months. Of course right now I have a Broody Leghorn and a Broody red sex links go figure the two most uncommon Broody hen period And I haven't had a Broody in 10 years so far it's worked on the Leghorn what's a red Sex Link is groovy really hard especially this week so I started giving her the cold water bath her a couple days ago.
This relaxed hen of yours is huge. It's about 4 times bigger than my 998 gram Pekin rooster.
Don’t listen to this guy if you want to try this yourself make sure to dry them after word you can use something like a hair dryer
Yes, I’m sure a hairdryer wouldn’t scare them. 😜
At the end of your video, you say to contact you on anytime on TH-cam with any questions. So why do you have 177 comments and I've only seen one reply from you? Just wondering??
Many questions get answered within the group. But the truth be said , I get so many comments per day from all videos
, I can't answer them. Also. 70% of the time, the question is answered in the video and people don't listen to entire video or don't pay attention. 😀
Thanks for your reply. I understand it would be hard to answer all comments. I too find that many questions that I get have been answered in the video. It's just too easy to jump ahead and miss important info. I still remember having to get off the couch to change TV channels :)
BTW you do have some great videos.
NJRE I pay attention just wanted to now wha cain is the second chicken pictures with fethered face or fluffy face tanks
I tried this several times already and it really worked.
Our chicken has been Broody for about 2 weeks we done it this morning and she is back to herself thank you so much
This is is what my grandmother used to to back in the day's ..