3 Questions about my silkies

[SilkieSaint]

1.
I have 2 older silkies that are about 2 years old and I have 4, 3 and a half months old and will the older ones fight with my younger ones?
2.
Will i be able to put eggs under my older silkies?
3.
Will my 3 and a half onth old roo be able to mate with the older?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

To answer your questions.

1. Please see these links...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1069595/introducing-chicks-to-adults#post_16276224

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-see-but-don-t-touch-method

2. Once your eggs are fertile, sure.

3. No, not for a few months. He is far too young.

Hope that helps

CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[SilkieSaint]

Thanks, I found out that my roo is actually 6 months old is that good enough??

 

[drumstick diva]

Well your roo is plenty old enough but, your youngest chicks are not. He may harm them trying to breed and overbreed them.. A rooster can handle 10 hens, if you don't have that many or your girls are too young - he may end up physically damaging them. You may have to keep him separated from the girls, until they are old enough to lay eggs. Silkies tend to go broody but, not all of them do.

 

[SilkieSaint]

Thanks I heard that silkies are very brooding so I was thinking that I could put eggs under her would that work?