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Kingsfarm: I hatched chicks the first time with broody girls. I went away on vacation and told my neighbor not to bother with the eggs since the girls were broody. I got back and they were sitting on 26 eggs. I ended up having about 8 hatch, but only 5 lived. Rough start, but I have no clue...

I have three broody hens. Two are silkies and one is a silkie, bantam-of-some-sort cross. If one gets up to get a drink and some food, another runs over and sits on the eggs. At night, whoever is sitting on the eggs goes into the coop and goes to bed. Another broody will take over and in the...