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Mine have been laying profusely, out of 15 laying silkies I was getting 9-10 eggs a day until recently when 3 went broody though typically when they go broody I have no fertile eggs since the rooster seems to prefer roosters rather than hens.... and my faverolles mix boy will only mate with 5 of the hens. Yes they can be unpredictable layers. And their protection of babies is great, in fact in squabbles if there is more than one broody with babies and something happens where they spar or whatever the silkies will use their 5th toe to fight, kind of like a spur. Do yours do this?