My, but Silkies are wonderful mothers!

[mrsfarmchick1]

So, a week ago one of my silkies hatched out an egg that I put underneath her when she went broody. I also had eggs in the incubator that would hatch yesterday (a week later).
So tonight I moved the 5 one-day-old chicks from the brooder into an isolated hutch and then moved her & her week-old chick into it and watched to see if she would adopt them.
She moved uneasily through the hutch, calling to her chick (as I awaited with bated breath). Then I could tell that she immediately was responding to the calls of the day-old chicks - she laid
down and started grooming herself.
I thought this was probably a comforting thing for the chicks to see that would calm them. As she continued to groom herself and call the "mommy" noise, the chicks started to gather around her.
I left them alone and went out an hour later - and they were all secured under their new "mommy".
Silkies are beautiful mothers!!! Someone to learn from....

 

[gale65]

Yep Silkies are the ultimate moms. When I had chickens a long time ago I borrowed a friend's silkie hen and put some heavy layer eggs underneath her. She hatched them out and was an awesome mom, even though after just a few days they barely fit under her. lol