let silky go broody?

[jcskowronek]

ok so i have a silkie hen who is trying to sit on eggs i think. right not its pretty cold (gotten down to 13 degrees f at night) and i don't know how much longer it will be cold/if it will snow or get warm or anything so should I let her go broody and hatch chicks even though its winter? thanks

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would wait. Brooding chicks in cold weather isn't the best for them. Silkies will go broody every few months, so I would break her and wait for the next broody cycle or two.