Here is an update:
My mama hen seamed her chicks at around 9 weeiks, and it was about 3 weeks before she started laying again .
The other broody gal took about 4 weeks to start laying again.
Then a month ago she and the third silkie decided to go broody together, they loved a golf ball...
All three of the Silkie pullets started laying earlier than I read about. 16 or 17 weeks 😳 I was very surprised as I was told they wouldn't start laying until over 6 months.
The silkie x laid first and her sisters the following few weeks...
Well it will be a good break for them, they were...
My Silkie/Cochin X pullet went all broody so I gave her 4 eggs to sit on, meanwhile my other Silkie decided to be broody at the same time; I tried to stop the Silkie from her broody behaviour but not good. So I tolerated her being broody at the same time as the other hen - just in case the other...