Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1918 — To “Break" Broody Hen. [ARTICLE]

To “Break" Broody Hen.

When hens become broody and It is not desired to allow them to hatch chickens, they should be “broken up as quickly as possible. The sooner this is done the sooner they will, .resume laying. To break a hen of hroodlness she should be confined to a small coop, preferably with a slat bottom. Give her plenty of water to drink; sheW beefed or not, as desired. Not much difference will be found in the time required to break her l of broodiness whether she is fed or made to fast. Usually three to six days of confinement will do the work, but some hens require ten to twelve days. The broody hen will be recognized by her inclination to stay on the nest at night, the ruffling of her feathers and her durtre to pick anyone who ap- I proaches her, and by the clucking noise she makes. When these simptoms disappear, she has been “broken up." ' \