My silkie I got in early May has finally gone broody! And her sister insists on cramping into the nest box with her! Anyone ever had a rooster sit by the hens side? He doesn't seem to want to leave her.
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My silkie got broody and her faithful companion sat next to her too. I think chooks...
Yes they do haha. My silkie was like that too. My pekin bantam always sang but never got an egg from her. Now that it is winter where I am, I won't raise my hopes to high. :D
I knew nothing about chicken breeds and in my search for a coop, I got 2 chooks that came with the coop I bought. A pekin bantam and a silkie. They turned out to be wonderful pets for the kids but only the silkie gave eggs for a month before getting broody. Hence we got an isa brown chick to...