How can a broody hen be made to stop sitting?
To get a persistent broody hen to stop sitting, place her in a wire bottomed cage and hang the cage from a tree branch, shed rafter or something like that. She will not like the feel of fresh, cool air on her behind and will find it too uncomfortable to stay broody for very long… about four days should see her wanting out. You’ll find she will probably go into a small moult before she begins laying again.
