Hen broody again after hatching chicks

[hawkins]

I have a silkie that went broody and hatched out 6 chicks. She stayed with them until approx 5-6 weeks. I let her back in with the rest of the chickens and she started laying eggs right away. now after about 2-3 weeks she is broody again. Is it ok for her to sit again already? I know it is hard the hens to sit for the three weeks since they don't eat as much. I don't want to stress her out by having her sit again but As long as it won't hurt her, I'm ok with her hatching out a few more chicks. Should I let her sit on eggs again or should I break her from being broody? Thanks!

 

[GitaBooks]

My silkie girl, Princess, loves setting. She does it every few months or so without health problems. She is just now "weaning" her chicks off her care and I hope to get one more clutch of eggs out of her this year (I'm going to try to let her raise a few ducks!).
As long as she isn't thin then I think she should be fine. Breaking up a broody is stressful on them, and she'll probably just try again in a few weeks.

Best of luck!


Princess, having to be brought in because the weather was so cold. She hatched her chicks out in the winter. Silly girl.

 

[hawkins]

Thanks for sharing your experience with your silkie. I think I will go ahead and give her a few eggs to hatch out. Thanks!