Update: Day 22 no hatch yet, but I can see shadowing in one of the eggs and so far everyone looks good 😊. Just wanted to throw in that the girls are swapping eggs and made it a bit confusing for me, I know for a fact the black silkie laid eggs first and went broody first and the white silkie is...
Update: original broody hen is to the left, the girl on the right is free loading off of her nest 😂. I hope that this is a good thing and not a bad thing? This pen has these two girls as well as one hen and one roo. Could them both sitting on the same nest make integration easier? Or could this...
Valid! I'm so glad that this worked for you, it sounds like a great option because you don't even have to integrate anybody, since they're raised straight with the flock. Though this option makes me nervous 🤣, because in my very first flock I had a mixed flock with a silkie that hatched a...
Thank you so much for the advice! I haven't messed with her eggs at all because I'm scared to make her abandon the nest lol, I've debated candling a few on the 2 week mark but ultimately might not because honestly it's to satiate my own curiosity, it doesn't help the babies any. That's super...
Hello! I have a silkie hen that has been broody over a clutch for just over a week now. I'm checking every day to make sure no one has hatched(I know hatch date is 21-26 days but I'm making sure 😂), but this leads me to my question; when they do hatch, is it better to take them out into a...