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Quote: Most people, I think, don't let their broody in with the rest of the flock for a little bit after the chicks hatch because the other chickens will sometimes pick on or even straight up kill the new chicks regardless of whether or not they watched them hatch... So I'm not sure there's...

My hatch has started! Just went out to check mama silkie and her 7 eggs that are due tomorrow, and there's a still-wet baby! Six eggs left, didn't see any other pips in the quick check that I made, but it's still early. I'll get a pic after I get home this evening. This chick looks like...

4 days left on my silkie eggs! Come on babies, mama can't wait to meet ya!

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : Quote: If you think the hen may have killed the chick, I would remove the eggs and relocate them in the incubator! I had a Broody BO hen once and she killed all her chicks! It was horrible! I also had a broody that killed all her chicks once. BUT... I also had a broody...

I candled last night on day 5. My silkie mama laid 12 eggs since her last time being broody, and I saved them all to hatch. I put each egg in a carton on my counter as they were laid, so some sat there for 3+ weeks, and my house is pretty warm. Very warm, actually. I placed all eggs under...

Quote: Don't just toss eggs without peeking... break a little hole into the large end of the egg with a sharp object and look for movement.

Quote: how many eggs did you put under her last time? i think my silkie is broody and was wondering how many i could fit under her I think she started with 12 last time too. Good luck!

I just set a dozen of our silkie eggs under my silkie hen, dut to hatch August 25. This is her 3rd time going broody so far since March, and she's done well with the other two batches of eggs. Her last hatch was 9 bantam cochin and silkie chicks on June 25. She's only laid the 12 eggs since...