North Carolina

[The Howards]

Quick question friends. Our silkie is busily brooding on at least 1 fertile egg. I candled and saw veining, have not been able to see it in the brown egg. Will try again tonight. She is inside in a crate to stay warm.
So the question is...Is it normal for her to eat so little? She only comes out about once a day to eat and drink. I have given her a few bits of extra meat for protein but is there anything else I can do or should I just relax and let her do her thing?

 

[CelesteG]

Fair warning........goat math is VERY similar to chicken math! Husband surprised me last January with a baby goat, after which I learned they need friends so 3 mos later, another goat (her sister). Added our first buckling in October and learned that the boys shouldn't really "live" with the girls which lead to getting a second buckling (actually HIS brother) yesterday. Found it hilarious when I asked my husband on the way home if it had occurred to him when he brought home the first one that nearly 12 months to the day later, we'd have FOUR!!

 

[dutchbunny83]

Thank you all for the goat advice! I did hear that wethers make better pets. We really don't have room for 2 or 3 so I guess I will have to wait awhile to get one. They're so dang cute!!!

As far as your broody, I've heard they eat/drink a lot less when sitting on eggs because they don't like to get up. Just keep the food/water close by.

 

[ramirezframing]

Quick question friends. Our silkie is busily brooding on at least 1 fertile egg. I candled and saw veining, have not been able to see it in the brown egg. Will try again tonight. She is inside in a crate to stay warm.
So the question is...Is it normal for her to eat so little? She only comes out about once a day to eat and drink. I have given her a few bits of extra meat for protein but is there anything else I can do or should I just relax and let her do her thing?

Mine don't normally get up everyday, more like every third day. I just keep food and water near them and keep an eye on them. If I notice that they aren't getting up every few days, I'll take them off the nest and put them out at food so they have to walk through other birds eating. Most the time they will stop to eat and drink real quick before they come back. Once the chicks start hatching I wont do this, as they'll sit the nest tight until most have hatched (if all eggs were set at the same time). I would just let her do her thing, sounds like your/her are doing just fine.

 

[Highcotton]

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There is a town in Eastern Kentucky called Hell For Certain. It is near Thousand Sticks, Owl's Nest, Red Bird and Hyden. By the way I remember the storm in '78 very well. I was snowed in a Holiday Inn in Milwaukee.

 

[Tikkijane]

Quick question friends. Our silkie is busily brooding on at least 1 fertile egg. I candled and saw veining, have not been able to see it in the brown egg. Will try again tonight. She is inside in a crate to stay warm.

So the question is...Is it normal for her to eat so little? She only comes out about once a day to eat and drink. I have given her a few bits of extra meat for protein but is there anything else I can do or should I just relax and let her do her thing?

My broody got off today for the first time that I've seen in two weeks. I managed to sneak out the really cold eggs that I know she hasn't been on. I also found a BO egg in the nest (and now I can't remember what I did with it, lol) so I know she must have hopped off before.

 

[Tikkijane]

Quote:
There is a town in Eastern Kentucky called Hell For Certain. It is near Thousand Sticks, Owl's Nest, Red Bird and Hyden. By the way I remember the storm in '78 very well. I was snowed in a Holiday Inn in Milwaukee.

 

[McCaskill]

hey y'all i had some Partridge rocks and something got in my coop last night a killed my two hens if you know anyone selling started pullets at a good price i would be very interested

 

[ramirezframing]

Well, I'm pumping out Lake Ramirez again

and with more rain in store for tomorrow, I'm not happy

. Should of asked Santa for a boat!

 

[dutchbunny83]

The roosters were crowing up a storm at 5am so DH is out there dealing with them now. I wish he hadn't waited so long, I'm really attached to them now, & pretty upset over it. I told him I'm not helping at all, he can skin them & put them in the freezer. Both of them are so pretty.


The rain finally stopped over here, but more is coming. I am loving how it warmed up though! Sorry about the flooding RF!