Every now and then, you get a hen that just won’t stop brooding! This method may seem harsh, but it works wonders to break the broodiness. When Butter gets broody, the rest of the Epic Thickies get frustrated, and soon they’re laying eggs everywhere—creating a lot of drama in the coop! So, we make the trade-off to keep the whole flock happy. We also make sure she has access to the hen house at night so she’s not left out in the cold. Sometimes, it’s all about finding balance 🐔❄️ | All About Gar
0:43
Every now and then, you get a hen that just won’t stop brooding! This method may seem harsh, but it works wonders to break the broodiness. When Butter gets broody, the rest of the Epic Thickies get frustrated, and soon they’re laying eggs everywhere—creating a lot of drama in the coop! So, we make the trade-off to keep the whole flock happy. We also make sure she has access to the hen house at night so she’s not left out in the cold. Sometimes, it’s all about finding balance 🐔❄️ | All About Gar
22.1K viewsMay 11, 2025
FacebookAll About Gardening
6 Easy Ways to Break a Broody Hen - The Happy Chicken Coop
6 Easy Ways to Break a Broody Hen - The Happy Chicken Coop
Sep 18, 2023
thehappychickencoop.com
Broody Hens | What is a Broody Hen & How to Stop Broody Hen
2:03
Broody Hens | What is a Broody Hen & How to Stop Broody Hen
Dec 7, 2019
milefour.com
Breaking a Broody Hen. 👉A broody hen is “called” to sit on a nest to hatch eggs. 👉She growls & puffs up her feathers when approached to protect her nest and scare away intruders. 👉If she is not going to be permitted to hatch chicks, she should be “broken up” properly, quickly, and KINDLY. Why? 👉Because she will ingest 80% LESS FOOD & water than she requires daily while broody. She WILL become MALNOURISHED and DEHYDRATED even during the 3 weeks it normally takes to hatch eggs. 👉Learn how to
0:37
Breaking a Broody Hen. 👉A broody hen is “called” to sit on a nest to hatch eggs. 👉She growls & puffs up her feathers when approached to protect her nest and scare away intruders. 👉If she is not going to be permitted to hatch chicks, she should be “broken up” properly, quickly, and KINDLY. Why? 👉Because she will ingest 80% LESS FOOD & water than she requires daily while broody. She WILL become MALNOURISHED and DEHYDRATED even during the 3 weeks it normally takes to hatch eggs. 👉Learn how to
6.5K viewsApr 18, 2025
FacebookThe Chicken Chick
How To Hatch Eggs With A Broody Hen - The Happy Chicken Coop
How To Hatch Eggs With A Broody Hen - The Happy Chicken Coop
Sep 19, 2023
thehappychickencoop.com
Breaking a broody hen is the process of cooling her down so that she doesn’t have the broody hormones pumping through her body. Letting a hen stay broody when she doesn’t have eggs to hatch or chicks to care for is not healthy for her. Broody hens eat & drink less, causing them to become dehydrated and lose weight. 😟 Here are my top 5 ways to break broody hen: 1. Remove her and collect eggs as much as possible. 2. Remove her from her box or nesting area, and distract her with her favorite snack
0:12
Breaking a broody hen is the process of cooling her down so that she doesn’t have the broody hormones pumping through her body. Letting a hen stay broody when she doesn’t have eggs to hatch or chicks to care for is not healthy for her. Broody hens eat & drink less, causing them to become dehydrated and lose weight. 😟 Here are my top 5 ways to break broody hen: 1. Remove her and collect eggs as much as possible. 2. Remove her from her box or nesting area, and distract her with her favorite snack
4.8K views11 months ago
FacebookThe Chicken School
Swapping Aggressive Hen After It Killed Chicks 😳🐔 | Backyard Farming Lesson
6:21
Swapping Aggressive Hen After It Killed Chicks 😳🐔 | Backyard Farming Lesson
44 views2 weeks ago
YouTubeGreenheifa Livestock Care
6:09
Broody Chickens - Dos and Don'ts
177.6K viewsMay 8, 2015
YouTubeCotswoldChickens
2:13
Broody Hen Behavior
553.2K viewsApr 25, 2019
YouTubeWinds of Change
10:37
Everything You Need To Know About Broody Hens
232.7K viewsMay 9, 2020
YouTubeMilk And Honey Acreage
1:47
How to Make Hens Broody
121K viewsNov 15, 2019
YouTubeTexas Precision Poultry
7:56
How to stop a broody hen
36.5K viewsNov 10, 2016
YouTubeChickens in my garden
4:54
Hatching Day for a Broody Hen
91.4K viewsApr 28, 2019
YouTubeEnglish Country Life
7:24
Chicken Brooder - Guide to Brooding Chicks
168.3K viewsJun 26, 2012
YouTubeFleming Outdoors
12:46
Helping Eggs Hatch | How To Save the Chick
534.7K viewsMay 3, 2019
YouTubeHappy Tails
11:39
Hatching Quail Eggs & Brooding Coturnix Chicks with Tips
343.4K viewsDec 4, 2016
YouTubeSelf Sufficient Me
3:34
How to Hatch Chicks with a Broody Hen
72.4K viewsOct 4, 2016
YouTubeChicken Hues
8:41
How to Hatch Chicken Eggs (Part 6) Chicks are Hatching and going into the Brooder!
251.9K viewsApr 19, 2020
YouTubeFarm Mom
12:22
Our chickens out for the first time
165.4K viewsJan 24, 2018
YouTubePete B: East Texas Homesteading
13:23
Chicken Breeding Basics for Broody Hens and Incubators
52.1K viewsJun 15, 2019
YouTubeEnglish Country Life
12:28
How to Humanly Kill Chickens, Roosters or Other Poultry - Cervical Dislocation / Broomstick Method
155.7K viewsFeb 5, 2021
YouTubePhil and Hannahs Little Farm
2:09
Hen Harvesting Eggs to chicks - Broody Hen Hatching Eggs
802.2K viewsNov 20, 2017
YouTubeBirdy Official
4:12
Mother hen calling her chicks very sweetly
647.7K viewsApr 1, 2019
YouTubeWonderful Nature
2:34
Adding Chicks to a Broody Hen - Tips for a Successful Adoption
88.8K viewsMay 26, 2017
YouTubeChicken Hues
7:19
Our Chicken Tunnels, Coop, and Run Setup around the Garden
1.5M viewsJun 28, 2021
YouTubeBeginner's Garden - Journey with Jill
10:14
Cheap and Easy Brooding Broiler Chicken Without Mortality
131.8K viewsJun 6, 2021
YouTubeAIM Agriculture Farm
3:02
Why Your Hen Won't Leave Her Nesting Box (Broody Hens Explained)
13.5K viewsApr 26, 2021
YouTubeAudrey's Little Farm
5:19
Broody Hen Chickens How to undo broodiness. Stop sitting on eggs. Does Water Work?YES!
349.5K viewsSep 25, 2013
YouTubeThis Week in Solar
11:23
Two broody hen hatching chicks at same time || Friendly hen
270.8K viewsApr 29, 2021
YouTubeNatural Hatch
10:41
Hatching with a Broody Hen All the Way - Setting, Incubating, Moving, Hatching, and Brooding!
197.6K viewsMay 30, 2017
YouTubeChicken Hues
See more