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That's a really nice space, I want it. I think you have a good chance with her being a silky. They go kind of trance like anyhow when they brood. She'll be able to see her flock and really she shouldn't want to even get off the nest at all right now. Maybe it won't matter that there's chicken...

Sorry I missed your other posts. I'm not sure what your set up is, but if you can cover her new nest site up that might help. I have a large dog crate that I'm going to use "next time" I get a broody. It's big enough for food/water and a place to get off the nest and do her business as long as...

Quote: Yeah, that will do it allright. I'd wait until after dark if you can. The one broody I had needed to be moved and I couldn't do it after dark. I waited until dusk but she never did go back to the nest full time. She was a Barred rock though and silkies are usually much more persistant...

Hi Technodoll, I'm not an expert on this, but my understanding is as long as they haven't been really cold for longer then what you describe and she hasn't been on them and then gotten off they should be fine as long as she stays with it now that she's started. Wow, that was a run on sentence...