Hi Keith ? Welcome to the group. Yep, It's one of natures great mysteries. I guess there have been cases where a hen has starved herself to death. I leave food and water close by and have even cleaned a nest when necessary. Other than that let her be. If you want to try and break her I suggest you put her in a wire cage with food and water but no bedding for a while. I find 3 days usually does it. Buff Orps can be stubborn and as soon as you get one off the nest another one starts. The cage needs to be raised off the ground so it stays relatively clean.
Ol' George
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> Hey everybody. Im new to chickens 101 (as of 2 mins ago) and have some question about by broody hen. ....one of these younger hens (a buff orpinton) was hogging the nest for 2+ weeks and i couldnt break her broodiness. .. my neighbor ...gave me a dozen fertilized eggs to put under my broody,...I have been watching closely to monitor any eating/drinking pooping, and she did none of the above for 3 days. so i lifted her off the nest to find that she had pooped on the nest, but had missed all the eggs. No way she can go 17 more days without food or water, and i havent a clue how to make her eat or drink. should i be taking her off the nest as one article suggested, or should i trust her instincts also her comb is somewhat pale. any suggestions. thanks.
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