brotchicks
In the Brooder
Hello! Yesterday morning we came across five eggs under our broody silkie. We brought them inside and candled them and to our surprise... Chicks! We found chicks developing in 3 of the 5 eggs and maybe something in another one. We figure that they are all between 2 and 3.5-4 days old.
We live in New York and it is going down to about 3 degrees or below some nights. The eggs seem to be warm enough and this hen has hatched a chick successfully before.
We were not planning on hatching chicks, especially this early in the year but we for sure do not want to kill the eggs/chicks.
What would you suggest doing? Should we let her hatch them and then bring the chicks inside and raise them in a brooder? Should we bring her into the garage or basement and let her raise them there so they can still be with her but they will have room to walk around without being to cold? Any tips or advice would help!
Also has anyone ever had a white leghorn and silkie mix?!? What would that look like?
We live in New York and it is going down to about 3 degrees or below some nights. The eggs seem to be warm enough and this hen has hatched a chick successfully before.
We were not planning on hatching chicks, especially this early in the year but we for sure do not want to kill the eggs/chicks.
What would you suggest doing? Should we let her hatch them and then bring the chicks inside and raise them in a brooder? Should we bring her into the garage or basement and let her raise them there so they can still be with her but they will have room to walk around without being to cold? Any tips or advice would help!
Also has anyone ever had a white leghorn and silkie mix?!? What would that look like?
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