Silkies as incubators....

[sred98]

I've tried doing a search, and I know I've seen it, but can't find any posts. I've got a few questions:

How many standard eggs can a silkie comfortably incubate?

She's been broody before, and hatched out some babies about a month ago. Is it too soon to let her set again?

I plan on putting her in a large dog kennel. Should I have free-choice food and water, or just offer it morning and night?

My FIL gave her to me so I am trying to figure this out, and I have some nice blue EE eggs I'd like to hatch.

Thanks!

Shelly

 

[cat]

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[sred98]

Yes, I saw it and replied before it was removed.

 

[Southernbelle]

The general rule I was told was: a broody can handle about a dozen eggs of the same size she lays - so a dozen banty eggs or about 1/2 dozen standard eggs. They go broody when they want to and nothing stops them - just go with the flow!

 

[cjexotic]

I use dog kennels and offer free choice food and water. As I have some that will not get off the nest to eat or drink and will shrink down to nothing to be broody. So by putting it right in the kennel they will eat. You just have to have a cat pooper scooper (is what I use) to clean the poopie out.