We are struggling a bit with Pepe. She is one of my two speckled sussex hens. She has been broody for the past two weeks... and she is keeping the other hens from comfortably laying in the lay boxes. A few times before my surgery I actually saw the other hens laying their eggs on Pepe's head. I have read several "remedies" for a brooding hen... so far none have worked. We have tried putting her in another environment ( a neighbors back yard), we have tried lowering her body temperature by first dunking her in our pond and then showering her with the gentle stream of the garden hose, we have tried putting her into the outer part of the hen run and not allowing her back into the coup... but nothing has worked. I read that if we put her into a hanging cage with a wire bottom, she should stop brooding within three days. We are excited to try this but are now in search of a cage suitable for this task. We currently can't find one for the price we are willing to pay. Keep your fingers crossed... the gentlemen farmer of my backyard farm does not see the need for a hen that not only doesn't lay but is hindering the other hens from laying... we will break you Pepe... I just need to find a cage.