Sharon isn't going to like this idea either. Just saying........

I just keep taking the eggs and don't worry about it. They get over it in 1-2 weeks and do fine.

We use a 5 gal bucket of cold water. No ice or anything like that. Just a dunk (not over their head) a few times. My girls don't really struggle, and when it s 110* outside, its almost like they look forward to it. I'll set them down, and they'll shake off. I want to get my broody hens back into production ASAP. So, I use this method as its been the one with the quickest results.

Thanks, That's my goal too, I'd like to get them back to laying sooner rather than later.

I can't seem to get broody hens. When I do they might hatch 1 and leave the nest.

I tried the dunking thing and it didnt work.I had good luck taking the hen off the nest and putting her outside and closing the door so she had no choice and joined the flock. Worked great.

I had two go broody this summer. I let them hatch their eggs, my incubator fried out so was happy they did. I have 5 new chicks to replace some older hens

When we have one go broody we grab her off the nest, bring her in the house and let her cool her jets
in a plastic dog crate that has a steel grate on the floor. Put food and water in dishes that hang on the door.
Put a towel to darken the crate for 16 hours a day and play a county and western station for 12 hours per day on a small
radio next to the crate.
After 2 or 3 days of this she will be broke and you will know every county song that ever existed.
Never had any of the other birds give her trouble when rejoining. We let our birds free range so
they are all out of the coop or run when reintroducing.

Zim

Put the isolation cage in the coop. They'll be visible in there all of the time and they won't be seen as an outsider when returned to the roost.

FWIW- I see broody hens as an opportunity to hatch out some chicks that I don't have to introduce to the flock nor run a heat lamp. I have two heritage RIR sitting on eggs right now.

Wonder if that's where the saying "madder than a wet hen" came from

I tried removing her from the nest box multiple times every evening and closing off the nest boxes at night. No luck. So today she went into solitary.

good luck

Nice looking hens, K Snow

Well, the kennel seems to have done the trick. She was just standing all day, so I let her out this afternoon. She hasn't been in the nest box yet.

Thanks for all the help.