arrghghghg lonely house chickie / deadly broodies

[dlhunicorn]

I do not have an incubator... (I have silkies).
I have two broodies which I must now tag >in order NOT to let them brood again! For some unknown reasonthey get all antsy when the chick hatches and in stomping around from their distress the poor things get smashed before they have a chance to dry off or their eggs gets pushed out and left to die from the cold before they can hatch out.

I DID however manage to rescue one little chickie from this sad state of affairs and she is now is my house.
I plan on introducing her to another mamma as soon as she can be let out on the ground (three weeks minimum).... Thank goodness I have a shoulder heating pad which I have lined a cardboard box with to keep her warm. She is a very sweet thing ....
.... poooooorrr little lonely chickie

 

[shelleyd2008]

Silkies are strange creatures. Mine have finally learned that they can't keep their chicks in the silkie 'dog pile'. I don't know how many babies got mooshed before they figured that out

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i'm sorry about your little chick.

i have a couple silkie hens that i let hatch eggs (their first time). As soon as a chick hatched, they started pecking at it, trying to kill it. i had to take the rest of the eggs out pronto and finish them in an incubator.

It took a while to trust a hen again, but i have since let several other of my silkies hatch and they did a great job. i guess it's just trial and error finding who is a good mom and who isn't.

i guess you have a little buddy until the chick is old enough to go outside.

 

[TXmom]

Well now y'all are making me nervous (like I wasn't nervous enough already

). I have 6 eggs under a broody Silkie for the very first time. I sure hope she's a good mama