Ever use a silkie to hatch eggs?

[crazychickens]

As anyone ever used silkies to hatch eggs?
MM says they are " tremendous setters "

What do you think, .......possible?

 

[crazychickens]

 

[lurky]

I just did. I had a silkie hatch 6 easter egger bantams and she still has one silkie baby left and i can hear it peeping today. In fact....she was not even broody......i gave her the eggs and she sat on them and never got up. Now there are 6 babies and the last egg from just this week.

 

[ibpboo]

I've heard people say they are good hatchers. As long as you have one that starts sitting. I had a game hen once that loved being a mama and hatched eggs for me.

 

[ibpboo]

Lurky, your chicken is so pretty!

 

[silkhope]

I have three that go broody every two months. This time I'm having trouble with one though... she's not taking care of them and I've found four dead ones, two others I was there in time and am raising them myself. Other then this one time, absolutely, great broody mothers. Have hatched out over 20 babies since August.

 

[lurky]

Thank you. She must really trust me. She is very protective of her babies and she GROWLS at anyone who walks into the coop.....except me....I'm family

 

[crazychickens]

I cant stop looking at that pic. too cute!

 

[RedStickLA]

I have used silkie's and cochin's to hatch for me...both have done a great job. Here is a pic of a cochin with her babies...I did not have any pic of my silkie's with babies. I am going to have to take some...
Mitzi

 

[crazychickens]

Do most cochin's like to hatch eggs, or is your just really special?

Thats alot of babies!