Thanks for responding so quickly
It is hot where I live and they have access to the yard from just after sunrise till sunset...
If I didn't remove them from the nest they wouldn't get any exercise or food
But the non-brooding birds aren't laying eggs either
I have four approximately 1-year-old silkies that were producing eggs but now they keep going through brooding cycles and no legs are being laid even by the non-brooding hands
I have locked them out of the nest and given them cool baths but neither seem to break them up the habit
They were...
