I do separate her from the babies if I have to coop them up during the day. I put her in another coop by herself. I will get a small cage that I can put in the silkie coop when the need arises to lock them up. The babies stress when they can't see her, especially the roo. I tried putting her...
I have a Silkie hen (Pucci) that is now 1 that I raised from birth. She has always been aggressive to other silkie hens. I had to rehome my other rescued silkie hen because she was constantly attacked by this hen. When she became broody, we purchased fertilized eggs and let her hatch them...
I have raised day old silkie chicks on my own before but this time I'm doing it naturally with a hen and I'm not sure about a couple of things. 1) Bedding: I prepared the cage with paper towels on the 1/2 with food and water but I still need something for the hen to lay on. She has been...