The best broody breed

[Party_Chicken]

If you have predator problems, you can let a hen brood in a closed-off part of the coop.
Or you can use an old shed.
A broody doesn't need anything except for a nest, food and water, and a place to stretch and walk around in for 10-20 mins a day.
When chicks hatch, though, you'll have to consider building a separate pen.

We have a run enclosure for them but they don’t free range any more when I’m not home. We already have our chicks for this year but it takes me forever to make up my mind plus after this year’s chick craze I’m pre ordering mine wayyyyy ahead.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Is their a standard silkie breed? I’ve only seen bantam silkies an I’m afraid my cockerel would hurt a bantam.

No, unfortunately I do not believe that there is a standard sized silkie. When people say “silkie” they usually mean “silkie bantam”, but since it’s shorter it’s just easier to say

 

[NagemTX]

Yes there is a standard Silky. And Brahms come is very cool colors from breeders. Some are blue buff columbian, blue partridge and Isabell.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

I don’t know and I really can’t say because I don’t know your cockerel, but I had a very large rooster and my silkies were okay with him. I also have OEGB’s, and they’re probably 1/8 the size that he was. They all got along fine

 

[NagemTX]

Yes there is a standard Silky. And Brahms come is very cool colors from breeders. Some are blue buff columbian, blue partridge and Isabell.

Sorry should have stated LF Silike are available through breeders.

 

[fluffycrow]

No, unfortunately I do not believe that there is a standard sized silkie. When people say “silkie” they usually mean “silkie bantam”, but since it’s shorter it’s just easier to say

I do not know about the APA, but in Europe we most definitely have LF silkies

 

[NagemTX]

I do not know about the APA, but in Europe we most definitely have LF silkies

I need to go get my APA book, brb.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Sorry should have stated LF Silike are available through breeders.

I do not know about the APA, but in Europe we most definitely have LF silkies

Interesting! I didn’t know that! I’m gonna have to look into it… Thanks for the info!

 

[Party_Chicken]

I do not know about the APA, but in Europe we most definitely have LF silkies

I’m not looking for APA standard birds I’m gonna buy from an online hatchery.

 

[NagemTX]

I need to go get my APA book, brb.

In the APA there is a distinction between Silike and bantam Silike.