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lisasquared

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Hello everybody!
I've had chickens for about three years. Recently I had a bear break into my coop and kill two of my 10 chickens including my rooster and a turken or naked neck.
This summer I was lucky to have had two eggs hatch and we have two additional chickens that were raised by 3 of the broodier hens. They all work together to raise them, it's so cute. Anyway, after the rooster was killed, I thought why not try to incubate some of the eggs. So, I collected several eggs a few days after his death, and they've been in the incubator for the last 12 days. Yesterday, I noticed one of the chickens now sitting in the nest box on one of her eggs and she is still there today. I could tell its hers because she's a silkie and produces smaller eggs. II was looking at this forum to see if people have put incubated eggs under a broody hen and does that ever work.
(I currently have 10 hens and they are a variety of breeds: olive eggers, silkie, rhode island red, and one of the new babies is a turken that looks similar to the one that I recently lost from the bear attack.

I love taking care of animals and really am enjoying watching the hens raise the babies. I'm hoping to have a few eggs hatch successfully and am planning on keeping them in an outdoor brooder. I'm definitely learning as I go and welcome any information.

My other hobbies include sourdough bread making, jewelry making and skiing. My husband and I live in Colorado and have 3 dogs and two cats.
Thanks for allowing me to become a member.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.

I have put incubator started eggs under a broody hen. But she was a black Australorp so much larger than a Silkie. I would wait to be SURE your Silkie is broody. (I realize that might be a very stupid statement. I've heard about the broody tendencies of Silkies). If she is, you can slip the started eggs under her. Obviously, remove her egg NOW and put fake eggs under her to test her out. The last thing you want is a staggered hatch.

I have successfully kept our local black bear at bay with my electrified poultry net that I power with a 10,000 volt/1.3 Joule output charger.
 
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lisasquared said:
Hello everybody!
I've had chickens for about three years. Recently I had a bear break into my coop and kill two of my 10 chickens including my rooster and a turken or naked neck.
This summer I was lucky to have had two eggs hatch and we have two additional chickens that were raised by 3 of the broodier hens. They all work together to raise them, it's so cute. Anyway, after the rooster was killed, I thought why not try to incubate some of the eggs. So, I collected several eggs a few days after his death, and they've been in the incubator for the last 12 days. Yesterday, I noticed one of the chickens now sitting in the nest box on one of her eggs and she is still there today. I could tell its hers because she's a silkie and produces smaller eggs. II was looking at this forum to see if people have put incubated eggs under a broody hen and does that ever work.
(I currently have 10 hens and they are a variety of breeds: olive eggers, silkie, rhode island red, and one of the new babies is a turken that looks similar to the one that I recently lost from the bear attack.

I love taking care of animals and really am enjoying watching the hens raise the babies. I'm hoping to have a few eggs hatch successfully and am planning on keeping them in an outdoor brooder. I'm definitely learning as I go and welcome any information.

My other hobbies include sourdough bread making, jewelry making and skiing. My husband and I live in Colorado and have 3 dogs and two cats.
Thanks for allowing me to become a member.
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Welcome to BYC!!
 
Greeting Good Morning GIF by Hello All

Sorry about the bear attack!
 

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