yea thats kinda what I was thinking. I only have one hen for now she is an EE and went broody on 2 fake eggs, so I took them. the other pullets I have will be bigger then her. guess I'll give it a try when I get a silky hen or two... and looks like I'll start out with live quail not eggs. I don't have or want a brooder, the plan is to get silkys and let them do the work