My mother hen is acting unusual

[Chicken_Trainer2007]

I have a year old silkie hen(named bubba), this is her first time having chicks so i do know not everything is going to be perfect.

For the past week or week and a half my silkie mama has been leaving her chicks to come get pets from me or to hang out with the roosters, and leaving her chicks behind for long periods of time. But bubba also started laying eggs a week ago.
Shes not mean to her babies and she keeps the warm at night.
This morning i put her, her chicks and the rooster she came with in a coop with a run so she cant leave them. Is that a good idea though? Because if she’s spending her time laying eggs instead of taking care of the chick does that mean she doesn’t want her babies anymore?

 

[50-45-1]

What age are the chicks?

 

[Chicken_Trainer2007]

What age are the chicks?

Less then a month
Born june 28th and july 6th

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

It sounds like she’s doing fine. I’m not familiar with silkies personally but seems like she is doing what my hens have done with their chicks.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

At this age they should be getting close to fully feathered so them not constantly being under mom is ok. Seems like she is doing fine at being a mother. At this age they are a lot more curious and capable of being more independent.

 

[50-45-1]

I agree, the chicks should be fine now. They may call for her but will soon forget about their dependence on her.
I once had a hen loose interest in her chick when it was 3 days old. Not good!

 

[The Sniper]

I once got some goslings and an OLD gander 15 at the time, decided he was their mother, and took care of them always
It was a very wholesome thing to see after all that poor guy had been through

 

[Chicken_Trainer2007]

I once got some goslings and an OLD gander 15 at the time, decided he was their mother, and took care of them always
It was a very wholesome thing to see after all that poor guy had been through

Cute, yeah bobby is definitely now the chicks main parent that they follow around but the hen still helps out. Heres some pictures

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Whew, the size of that egg!

 

[Chicken_Trainer2007]

Whew, the size of that egg!

No no its a wooden egg to show the silkie hen were to lay!!!