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In my experience if you can't put a nesting box at ground level, take the chicks away. I lost 5 silkie chicks recently because their nesting box was on the upper level. They either died on impact jumping down or got down but couldn't get back up. I don't know if different breeds will 'carry them...

OMG Miss Lydia, please may I borrow your crystal ball?! Look what I found when I got home from work tonight I am glad I didn't leave them with Mum. Someone said it is supposed to be minus 15 degrees tonight so the poor thing wouldn't have lasted too long. The egg on the end covered...

Not sure on hatch date. The eggs are about half 3/4 full and I saw some feathers so poss a week or week and half? I will just have to suck it and see!!

I candled them tonight. 3 out of the 5 were kicking around. I have left all 5 in the incubator, just in case. I will candle them in a week to see if they have grown any bigger. Without you guys it would have been 5 dead chicks!

i tried what you all said. i moved my silkies at night after they had settled, moved mum, eggs and nest in one box and dad in another box. the only thing i couldnt do was shut mum in with the eggs as the roost is now a water butt on it's side in an 18 foot rabbit run. she explored, sat out in...

Let me think about that gg. My Hubby is a computer geek and hopeless at D.I.Y but I suppose I could ask the guy at the farm? You guys have given me a lot of advice so I will get off the thread now. Thank you xxx

aww bless!! I have 3 large coop and run set ups at the farm up the road and another 3 coop and run set ups and the 25 foot rabbit run in the back garden. They would have to come in a crate from the farm 2 mins drive away to my house, so didn't know if it would stress her, bit as you say, I can...

Thank you. I was worried that she would give up sitting on the eggs if I moved her, but now you have said it it is obvious that I could just put them in the incubator. Will Daddy go nuts without her. He will be all alone in the coop.

I know I have hijacked someone elses thread but I would still love to know what to do....... Please?.........

i have my silkie in a 2 tier coop and run. she had 5 chicks hatched and they were fine for 1st few days. then i went one morning and found 5dead chicks in the bottom run. they either fell out or made it down and didn't make it back up, got too cold overnight and died. mummy is broody again and...