- Jul 29, 2014
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Looking for some advise. We had our bantam Amerucana go broody and was sitting on 6 eggs. She hatched out 2 babies a week ago and has been an excellent mother. While she took to the new chicks one of our silkies sat on the rest of the eggs for her. 2 have hatched over the last 2 days and our silkie is now mothering the new babies as well as sitting on the last 2 eggs. The problem is, if the new chicks leave the silkie, our Amerucana pecks them quite aggressively.
I know I need to separate them but am worried about the reintroduction as I have 8 hens and 1 rooster who have all gotten along marvelously until now.
Should I just move the silkie, 2 new chicks and 2 remaining eggs or just give all chicks and eggs to the silkie? I don't particularily want to have to have 3 separate living quarters
I know I need to separate them but am worried about the reintroduction as I have 8 hens and 1 rooster who have all gotten along marvelously until now.
Should I just move the silkie, 2 new chicks and 2 remaining eggs or just give all chicks and eggs to the silkie? I don't particularily want to have to have 3 separate living quarters