Hello all, I am no longer using this account. Since BYC does not permit you to delete accounts, it is now just inactive. I hope some of my threads and replies with this account may be of help to some in the future. Best wishes ♥️
Thank you also for your reply. It doesn’t have anything to do with religion for me, it’s just that I’m very soft hearted. I don’t want to think I am killing the chick. You think if I cracked it open I would find anything? I probably will end up just throwing it out, better to be safe than sorry :(
Thank you so much for replying. I have already taken the eggs, I will never be letting any of my hens sit in the cold. I just wanted to be sure that there were no chicks yet.
Thank you
It is 39 degrees Fahrenheit outside and getting colder, we’re just barely into November.. but for some reason my silkie hen Lucy thought it was a good idea to go broody a few nights ago.
Please don’t go, please keep reading.
So I have another silkie hen still laying, and when she lays her eggs...
Hi all.
I can’t really say that I am new to having broodies. I think in all I’ve been through about 4 natural hatches with my hens, but none really like this one.
All of the hens we have had hatch eggs have been Buff Orpingtons, but this time one of my silkie girls is broody.
To get right to...
Happy mother’s day to all the mommas out there :hugs
And happy mother’s day to this momma whose last egg hatched this morning!!! (the fattest little chick I’ve ever seen lol)
Here’s a few pics!!! (The Wyandotte egg isn’t making any signs of hatching yet... it’s only day 20 though so I’m trying not to get worried until tomorrow.)
Chick #1
parents:
mom- white EE
dad- black cochin/RIR mix
Chick #2
parents:
mom- mille fleur d’uccle
dad- porcelain d’uccle OR white...
Probably.. I hate to think about it, Rapunzel was such a sweet girl. :hit I doubt lightning struck her, my guess would have to be there was just a loud clap of thunder that gave her a heart attack. :hmm