First egg!! Is it a chick?

[Willow2253]

Not necessarily. Some hens will do multiple clutches and I've heard silkies are notorious for doing just that

I agree with this, I’ve had a hen, though not a silkie, go broody half a dozen times in a year and hatch two clutches of chicks that year. It really depends on the particular bird along with breed characteristics.

 

[BunnyEberhart]

You should buy an incubator for your son and show him what has to happen for an egg to hatch

I agree with this post. I got a basic incubator from amazon and i'll post a video of a an egg I candled a couple days ago. Candling means holding a light under the egg to see the chick inside. This one moves around the most.