ok so that didn't work!

[MuskokaChick]

I have a silkie hen sitting on 13 eggs! Plus I have another hen sitting next to her (both laying in the same nest)

So it is about Day 3 of the one hen sitting and I thought...well I will move 6 of the eggs to the other nest so the other hen could sit...but she obviously is not broody as she has been outside most of the day grazing...so I moved the six eggs back to the other nest and the hen rolled them all under her. She is puffed out so big to sit on them all. I brought her a snack, but she just growled at me...curious to see when they will stop laying...there were 11 yesterday...and now 13...

isn't true she is not truly broody until she stops laying? *shrug*

 

[MuckyPuppy]

Just my opinion but maybe you should start marking the older eggs with a pencil that she is sitting on and removing the newer ones. I'm sure that there is a limit to how many she will be able to hatch.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

I've only hatch from using broody hen once, but it seems like 12 or so eggs would be about the limit.

 

[MuskokaChick]

hmm crap...I did think of marking them a week ago...but I just thought I would let nature takes it course...as I have 8 in the bator as well.

but now I wish I had...I will try to mark these 13 and take away anymore they lay...

Thanks

 

[MuckyPuppy]

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I had this image of your Silkie sitting on a mound of eggs.

 

[MuskokaChick]

got pecked to death, but 13 eggs are marked...

*sigh* She is doing a good job covering them.