Our silkies were born at the end of March, and yesterday I noticed one in the nest box in the AM. Told my husband that I think we may get eggs soon, though I thought that was just wishful thinking....but this am...a perfect egg!
Now, a few questions....it's not being sat on currently....we have one rooster to 5 hens (I think)...should I expect a few more and then they'll be sat on, or do the hens not really understand to do that at their young age? Is it likely to be fertile? I see the rooster doing his manly thing with the ladies, and I'm hoping to get a new little bunch of chicks before I have to get rid of the rooster (we're in the city, he's not allowed, and he definitely makes his presence known).
How long should I let the egg sit before I'll know if one of the chickens will sit on it, and if it doesn't get sat upon, how long would it still be edible?
Now, a few questions....it's not being sat on currently....we have one rooster to 5 hens (I think)...should I expect a few more and then they'll be sat on, or do the hens not really understand to do that at their young age? Is it likely to be fertile? I see the rooster doing his manly thing with the ladies, and I'm hoping to get a new little bunch of chicks before I have to get rid of the rooster (we're in the city, he's not allowed, and he definitely makes his presence known).
How long should I let the egg sit before I'll know if one of the chickens will sit on it, and if it doesn't get sat upon, how long would it still be edible?
