I am a first time Silkie owner and knew when I chose them that they were very likely to go broody. So here we are 5 weeks after one of them started laying and she has gone broody on me. I have no roosters because I can't have them in the city and I don't plan on buying any fertile eggs for her...
So, it was inevitable here in the Pacific Northwest. We held it off as long as we could. I'm talking about the rain, people. Today it started to rain and will continue to do so for the better part of the next 8 months.
I didn't realize my silkies would just stand in it though! This is...