Silkie hen broody again...is it too late in the year?

[bearz]

OK, this silkie just loves making babies but I've had the roosters cooped up so she doesnt' have any fertile eggs. My FIL has some fertile brown standard leghorn eggs. Think I should slip half a dozen of them under her?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Well, if you want more chickens go ahead. I have some silkie eggs comming this week, they wouldnt hatch till around August 24th. I dont think its too late.

 

[bearz]

Yes, I do want more standard brown leghorns. I had my FIL bring up 3 eggs tonight...2 SBLs and another silkie. I have 2 adult silkie roos and at least 1 of the 2 baby silkes is, I think, a roo because he is fighting the other chicks. I'm pretty sure the last one is a hen.

SO, what do I do with all these silkie roos? I really want hens for hatching next year so I don't have to incubate and the black skin freaks me out.

 

[BirdBoy88]

I don' think it's to late.. i have 4 broody banty hens and plus i'm getting a boat load of eggs in the mail next week

 

[Farmer Kitty]

It mostly depends on the winter weather where you live and what kind of housing you will have for them.

 

[conny63malies]

naww it aint tool ate. i just ordered more scovy eggs after the first ones died right before hatching and those take 35 days to hatch.