Question about moving hen sitting on eggs

[mrsfarmchick1]

I'm not sure if this is the correct area to post this question:
This is day 16 for a broody Silkie sitting on 6 eggs (she is an experienced hen, but I only bought her a couple of months ago so this is my first experience with this). At day 6, I isolated her to a portable dog kennel (24" x 32") within the chicken house so that no other hen would lay more eggs in her nest. I want to move her to an isolated hutch that will let her and the chicks have more room, but I don't know whether to do it now or wait till the chicks hatch????

 

[ScissorChick]

No, do it now. If she's really broody she'll go back to the eggs.

Do it now, before lockdown, or after the chicks hatch. Your choice.

They do, however have to be in a different erea so that the babies will not

get trampled by others. I learned the hard way and lost 2/3 babies and

the one that lived went through a leg break a broken wing, and spraddle

leg, and could not even stand. Luckily I was ables to get her back up

and going but it took time.

❀ScissorChick❀

 

[Lollipop]

Better to wait til the chicks hatch. Even silkies will sometimes give up a nest, if stressed, although highly unlikely. After they hatch and are dry, she will leave the nest with them. That`s a good time frame, but do it at night when she will be more compliant. Good luck........Pop

 

[mrsfarmchick1]

I think I will wait till after the eggs hatch. It might stress her too much since the hutch is in a new area that I will move her to. Thanks for the advice.