My hen is trying to hatch eggs (“go broody”) but I don want her too. How can I stop her from sitting in the nest box all day?
Unfortunately there is no way that I know of to get her to stop. We take the eggs from them each day (much to their indignation) and let them do as they please. We had one grey silkie who would try to sit on eggs all the time. She didn’t leave the chicken coop/nest box for over a year. We would occasionally throw her outside to make her get some fresh air, but they usually will just return to the nest box anyways. You just have to wait it out.
