Silkie thread!

[SilkieMom8875]

Advice needed!!!!
The first one hatched today and the girls started to attack it. Does that happen a lot? I thought silkies wouldn't do that because they are known for being such great moms. I don't know if they just got scared when it jump out of the egg so fast or what. It is inside with me now under a heat lamp. What else do I need to do? Do you think I can try to reintroduce it to the girls? And if not what kind of water container is best so it doesn't drown ?
Any advice would be so appreciated !!!
I am so sad I was hoping this was going to go better

 

[SilkieMom8875]

 

[kabhyper1]

Could be porcelain? What colors are the parents?

The parents are a blue roo and white or blue hens. The camera made the chicks look more yellow. In person there is actually no yellow at all. The little ones that have the chipmunk markings are actually like silver grey.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Are all the girls broody or is it one hen in a coop with other hens? Most that are not broody will not accept babies. Try seperating the one sitting on the eggs, eggs and all, and put the baby under her tonight while she's sleeping.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

The parents are a blue roo and white or blue hens. The camera made the chicks look more yellow. In person there is actually no yellow at all. The little ones that have the chipmunk markings are actually like silver grey.

Maybe self-blue? Your white hen could be hiding anything.

 

[kabhyper1]

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Maybe, it is a beautiful chick. Fluffier than the rest too. I thought the markings were interesting.

 

[SilkieMom8875]

Are all the girls broody or is it one hen in a coop with other hens? Most that are not broody will not accept babies. Try seperating the one sitting on the eggs, eggs and all, and put the baby under her tonight while she's sleeping.

It was the mommies that have been sitting on the eggs. I am afraid that if I do that they will just kill it.

 

[SilkieMom8875]

It was the mommies that have been sitting on the eggs. I am afraid that if I do that they will just kill it.

Almost all my silkie hens are broody.

 

[Jharper]

Almost all my silkie hens are broody.

Out if my two I had ( that were old enough) never did go broody. I had one to adopt some I put in the pen with her though.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Almost all my silkie hens are broody.

hmm... I found when my first time broody had her first baby hatch, she also pecked at it like she didn't want it. I put it under her and she settled down and was good after. But I would try it and keep an eye on them. As for the water you can put marbles or those decorative glass pebbles in the water dish so they can't drown.