My silkie chicken doesn't move from nesting box, not eating or drinking for 4 days. 1 egg daily

[bbaxter]

My silkie hasn't moved from her nesting box for 4 days to eat or drink. Gives 1 egg daily
Is she sick?

 

[MillersFarm]

She sounds broody, Meaning she wants to hatch some babies! Silkies are a very popular chicken for going broody all the time

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

It may be that she is going broody - silkies are experts in that field is she fluffing her feathers up, pecking you when you remove her eggs? If so, then she is broody

 

[MillersFarm]

If you dont want her to brood on eggs i'd suggest putting her in a small cage without and bedding and just food and water, She should break after three days of keeping her in the cage...

 

[Pork Pie]

If you dont want her to brood on eggs i'd suggest putting her in a small cage without and bedding and just food and water, She should break after three days of keeping her in the cage...

Agreed, but raise the cage off the ground slightly, so air passes under her body, helping to cool her

 

[drumstick diva]

Whatever you do with her, you cannot let her continue to starve herself. You have to physically remove her from her nest and let her out to eat, drink & poo a few times a day. If you don't have a rooster, her eggs will never hatch (infertile). So she would need to be "broken" of her broodiness. Or you could get some fertile eggs to put under her.

If you do have a rooster, leave the eggs with her so she will hatch them out & raise the chicks.