Silkie question.

[KaylorFarms]

I was wondering, How many eggs do silkies lay a week?

 

[Hillaire]

depends on the silkie... mine lays about 4 sometimes 5 times a week that's pretty good for them

 

[Talithahorse]

Mine lay 3-4 generally.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Wow! I thought they laid less then that!

 

[Hillaire]

they do lay decently, not great the thing with silkies is they go broody easily. Mine has gone broody twice this year once in the late winter once now, the second time I put eggs under her which started hatching today

 

[Talithahorse]

they do lay decently, not great the thing with silkies is they go broody easily. Mine has gone broody twice this year once in the late winter once now, the second time I put eggs under her which started hatching today

They definitely do that and when they do it is very difficult to stop them. I usually give them a couple of eggs and just let them go... happy hens....