Broody silkie how many eggs

I have let them sit on more before but they got chilled when they rotated them. Thats just me, to be sure they will cope only 6!!!!

May 9, 5, 14 Central Iowa. I'm just trying to picture how the chickens "steal" the eggs Do they just try and take over a nest or do they roll them away when no one is looking? Sometimes I think they really have little arms hiding under all those feathers. I'm serious about wanting to know how they "steal" them. Quote: My Silkie hens kept stealing the eggs from each other. They stick out their neck, and tuck the egg under their chin, and roll it under there chest. Well she has 8 eggs 3 of them are smaller eggs and she has them all covered up I have checked her 3 times and she is happy sitting on her eggs.

The fun part is the eggs are all different I got them from a friend of a friend and she has a mixed bag so this is like a grab bag.

It is going to kill me waiting. GoodEgg Songster 12 Years. Feb 12, 10 NW Florida. My Australorp actually stole some out of a box next to her. She had to lift them up several inches to get them over the edge of the box. I'm amazed at how chickens can move eggs. I almost agree with the arm theory! I didn't know they could hold chicks either. You pick them up, and they have almost half a dozen chicks tucked under their wings that you don't know are even there unless you spread the wings and give them a little shake, LOL.

Chicken mamas are so cool. Feb 19, 11 0 Thank you for these answers, my silkie has gone broody but I'm going to try to take the eggs she's on and put some polish eggs under her. Post reply. Insert quotes…. Similar threads. Will he sit on eggs AND chicks? Replies 16 Views Oct 14, Ponypoor. Can I put eggs back under a broody hen? Replies 6 Views Sep 6, Scots in France. Bantam silkie. What is really bothersome however is that weeks after she snaps out of it, it starts all over again.

Finally, I just force her off the nest and out of the coop for an hour or 2 per day to free range, and the rest of the time leave her to do as she pleases, after taking the eggs. In reply to I have tried these with the… by Sandhill Garden. Appreciate the advice.

Got my first broody one. I thought she was dead at first I have a broody Red Comet who usually rules the roost of 4 other hens. The eggs aren't fertile so I don't see much use in her continuing to be broody. Plus, she was our best layer with the most delicious eggs. Should I just let her sit in a nest box for a week? It seems like separating her from it really stresses her out, but people say it's common to try and "break a broody".

Hi Tim, it is hard when they frantically want back into the coup but I persevered and it worked. I am fairly new to keeping chickens too but loving it. I have also recently found out that I have been spoiling them, probably because I felt guilty, but I am happy to say mine started laying again at the weekend!!

Happy days. Persevere Tim, it will work. Great question. Typically there is no harm in letting broodiness in a hen run its course. It should last about 21 days or so. Be sure the hen has plenty of food and water very close to her nest. You can take her off the nest to stretch and just collect the eggs promptly from under her. There is another problem with letting a broody hen stay broody. Louise is a large bird and is at the bottom of the pecking order, however, she is a monster when broody.

I have found the best way for my girls is the crate method, 3 or 4 days and they are sorted. You can't let them out until they have cracked. If they even get near the nesting box you will need to start again. I had the same experience. I tried removing her from the nest box, locking her out of the coop to free range, and taking away the eggs. I only had success when I locked her up in a open bottom cage with just food and water for three days.

It's important for the cage to be open at the bottom so that their temperature will go down. Last Updated: 19th May, When you have noticed your Silkie is broody you can then put fertile eggs under her, up to 10 bantam eggs , 6 normal hen eggs or 5 duck eggs.

She can even sit on larger eggs but I would only put about under 1 hen. Onie Rabenstein Professional. Are silkies noisy? Silkies are a very quiet breed, only piping up when they have proudly laid an egg or there is pending danger.

They are known for being wonderful mothers and often adopt others as their own, which lends to their beautiful personality. There really is no fowl play when it comes to silkies! Almut Sanchez Migallon Professional.

How long can a hen be off her eggs? How long can a broody hen leave her eggs unattended? The maximum time for a hen to be off the eggs is 20 mins so they say, although I have to admitt to shutting the door on one of mine for half an hour :shock: they were ok.

Boyko Eugercios Professional. How cold is too cold for silkie chickens? Heavenly Grains for Hens. Tiesha Bielamowic Explainer. Can it take longer than 21 days for a chick to hatch? Fertile chicken eggs take around 21 days to hatch.

Some breeds take a little less and some a little longer. If the egg has not hatched after 25 days , it should be removed from the broody hen or incubator.

Jinping Taler Explainer. What is it called when a hen sits on her eggs? Especially in poultry, the act of sitting on eggs to incubate them is called brooding. The action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs is also called broodiness, and most egg -laying breeds of poultry have had this behavior selectively bred out of them to increase production. Etor Unterseher Explainer. Can you move a hen sitting on eggs?

Often, when your hen frinally goes broody she'll be in a spot that's not ideal for hatching or raising chicks. Hens will sometimes try to steal eggs or sit on another hen's eggs this is actually very common, in my experience so moving your broody hen may be necessary.

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