MY SILKIE ISNT EATING

[zachman15]

my white silkie just went Broodie for the first time on one of her eggs and she isn't eating or drinking. She is sitting on what might be a fertilized egg so I kinda want her to stay on it. What should I do to get her to eat.

 

[Realtree4]

She will get up to eat and drink. And unless you watch her 24/7 (literally) you will probably miss it. Broody hens get off the eggs once a day, sometimes once every few days to poop, eat, drink and within minutes to a few hours, they're right back on the eggs. My Australorp would get off her nest maybe 20 minutes and only by chance did I happen to see it.

They're quick little suckers