No, she doesn't have silkies but does have some rare & critically endangered breeds. I have silkies too. Two hens were raised by my silver laced wyandotte, so they mix well with my entire flock. One of them went broody and I gave her some eggs to hatch. When they didn't hatch I bought her a...
I live in Salt Lake and will definitely be going to Duchesne, Utah soon for more chicks. I have sold most of my mail-order-hatchery chicks in order to make room for more of Christina's chicks (Desert Springs). I can not emphasize loudly enough to say that the quality of her chicks far outweigh...
Funny thing. I have a silver-laced wyandotte & she was broody in April. Being new at having chickens, we gave her some fertile BLRWeggs to hatch. They all hatched & she was a great mom. We had so much fun watching her and the chicks. After 4 weeks, the chicks went to my sister's house to...
I had another hen that went boody, Answered an ad for "Broody Hen" wanted. Now she's sitting for someone else.
Question? Once a hen hatches eggs &/or raises chicks does she tend to go broody more often? Lou never went broody
until after she was 2 yrs old. Now twice in 4 months. Just asking.