Broody silkie

[ckbollier]

I am a new chicken mom and have four silkies. I have a hen sitting on 3 fertile eggs, but two days ago I noticed that two of my other hens are sitting too. I’ve tried carrying them around, taking them out of the nesting box, locking them out of the coop, but I feel awful for them. They sound so sad to me & im not sure what I should be doing. I really don’t want to have to put them in “jail”, but that’s what it’s looking like I’m going to have to do.

 

[cinnamoncockatiel]

Silkies do not lay many eggs. Is that why you are trying to break the broodies? If you do not mind them being broody I would let them be and take out any eggs you do not want to hatch​

 

[ckbollier]

Silkies do not lay many eggs. Is that why you are trying to break the broodies? If you do not mind them being broody I would let them be and take out any eggs you do not want to hatch​

They aren’t fertile anymore as I don’t have a roo!