HELP! I have a Silkie trying to hatch everyone's eggs! What to do??

[KrazyChickenLady65]

I got rid of my last rooster around October 22. I can't have roosters where I live. I have a friend that lives in the country and has taken all 3 of mine once they started crowing. This Silkie is sitting on about 12 eggs!!!! She is the first one that started laying and she is really young. I have 2 large reds that have been laying for a while. Is it possible that any of those eggs can be fertile ?? She won't move off of them. I put a bowl of water and a bowl of food for her because she needs something to eat and drink. It is really sad to me and I don't want her to kill herself trying to hatch the eggs especially if there is no way they could be fertilized

 

[KrazyChickenLady65]

I got rid of my last rooster around October 22. I can't have roosters where I live. I have a friend that lives in the country and has taken all 3 of mine once they started crowing. This Silkie is sitting on about 12 eggs!!!! She is the first one that started laying and she is really young. I have 2 large reds that have been laying for a while. Is it possible that any of those eggs can be fertile ?? She won't move off of them. I put a bowl of water and a bowl of food for her because she needs something to eat and drink. It is really sad to me and I don't want her to kill herself trying to hatch the eggs especially if there is no way they could be fertilized

When the others lay eggs they push them under her. UGH any advice ??

 

[Aapomp831]

She doesn’t know that the eggs aren’t fertile; she has no way to tell she just knows instinct is telling her this is something she MUST do to continue the chicken species. There are several methods to breaking them; try blocking off her access to the nesting box, remove the eggs and if that doesn’t work out her in a wire dog crate for a little timeout.

 

[Mayhaps Moss]

She doesn’t know that the eggs aren’t fertile; she has no way to tell she just knows instinct is telling her this is something she MUST do to continue the chicken species. There are several methods to breaking them; try blocking off her access to the nesting box, remove the eggs and if that doesn’t work out her in a wire dog crate for a little timeout.

I agree, plus broody hens can get picked on while sitting on the nest, especially silkies.