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So I have a broody silkie and I found someone with cream leg bar fertile eggs for sale. I built a small broody coop and had a couple questions. Do I put the broody inside my big coop? And do I put a floor in it?
I have read the hen has to have moisture from the ground for her nest or her eggs won't hatch. Is this true? Also my chickens have about 3 acres they free range in, we let them out when we head to work then shut the pen at night. So should I just put the broody in the big pen? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I have a broody silkie and I found someone with cream leg bar fertile eggs for sale. I built a small broody coop and had a couple questions. Do I put the broody inside my big coop? And do I put a floor in it? I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but a broody hen will do better if she has a nest that other chickens can not disturb/lay eggs in.
I have read the hen has to have moisture from the ground for her nest or her eggs won't hatch. Is this true? No. It might be beneficial if you lived in a very dry climate as it would help keep humidity at an appropriate level. Also my chickens have about 3 acres they free range in, we let them out when we head to work then shut the pen at night. So should I just put the broody in the big pen? I would keep her in the pen. The last thing you want is to have something happen to the hen while she is brooding eggs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you I built the little broody pen today and will put the floor in it in the morning, it is a small a frame. I only have 12 chickens and the only broody hen I have is the silkie. How many eggs would she be able to sit? I was thinking of getting 6 6-8 depending on the size of the silkie. fertile eggs hopefully half would be hens. They are cream legbars so hopefully I can sell the roosters. Also when should I start her setting? She gets crazy broody if I put fake eggs in a nest for a full 24 hours so I don't think she will have a problem sitting them however just to be sure I will put the fake eggs out in the broody 2 days before I pick up the real ones. What is she brooding now-an empty nest? Give her the fake eggs for a couple days to be sure she is seriously brooding. If she has been setting an empty nest full time for a few days you can give her the real eggs immediately and not bother with fakes.