3 month polish roo, 4 month silkie roo,

[melissacoleman]

Both 3 and 4 month Roos mating with my 1 year old hen daily. Are her eggs fertile? If so could the 3 month roo fertilize them? Could she have one clutch with different Roos? Thank you for any input. Would like to hatch one clutch to keep.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Only one way to find out.....crack open an egg, and take a photo and post here. If there is a bullseye, it’s fertile!!!
To answer tour question, if a hen is mated by different Roos, then yes! She can have offspring from both/all of them.

 

[melissacoleman]

Only one way to find out.....crack open an egg, and take a photo and post here. If there is a bullseye, it’s fertile!!!
To answer tour question, if a hen is mated by different Roos, then yes! She can have offspring from both/all of them.

Oh my goodness that is such great news! I wanted chicks from both Roos and with this particular hen. We have 8 other hens but the Roos like her. They r gentle w her and make sure she gets food even though the Polish roo has 3 polish hens and the silkie roo came with 2 hens they both chose her. I was worried she’d be lonely bc of the 2 clicks but she’s actually the most popular! This means a lot to me bc my loved one who’s in heaven now it was his roo and I want the chikkee babies from his silkie roo. The other roo was a blessing also as he was very timely. Okay I’ll take pics

 

[melissacoleman]

 

[melissacoleman]

 

[melissacoleman]

Also out of the last 4 we ate, one had a definite bullseye. The other 3 had no dot whatsoever?

 

[melissacoleman]

This is not as distinct as the one bullseye but looking very closely it does look like a bullseye. Picture not that great

 

[melissacoleman]

Please, another question. How do I get the hen to sit on the egg? She runs off maybe bc it’s just one egg? She’s a silkie. I have successfully hatched from an incubator before but I’d rather see her running around w her chicks if possible. Can I leave the egg and wait til she hatches another one? She hatches every other day and sometimes 2 days in a row

 

[aart]

How do I get the hen to sit on the egg? She runs off maybe bc it’s just one egg?

They will only set if they are actually broody.
Gather eggs daily until one goes broody.... or get an incubator.

You could pile a bunch of fake eggs in a nest, sometimes that can trigger broodiness.

Here's my go-to signs of broody behavior.
Is she on nest most the day and all night?
When you pull her out of nest and put her on the ground, does she flatten right back out into a fluffy screeching pancake?
Does she walk around making a low cluckcluckcluckcluckcluck(ticking bomb) sound on her way back to the nest?

 

[melissacoleman]

Hmm nope. Doesn’t seem the slightest bit broody. Lays her egg, clucks a lot afterward, then goes on about her daily routine. Ugh and Silkies are known for being broody. I’ll maybe wait til the 4 month old silkies get old enough to lay eggs, then. Also having an issue with one hen sneezing and falling down, I have her in the house isolated right now.