- Jun 2, 2019
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Hi guys!
I'm getting my first chance to experience hatching eggs and have a few questions..
We have seven girls and our one silkie went super broody. We were gifted 7 hatching eggs, and I put them under her about a week ago. She's doing great, but I am thinking about moving her from the coop to our house closer the hatc date.
1. Would this be ok? I was going to move her and the nest at night to lessen confusion and stress, but don't want to throw off her broody streak at the very end.
2. Should I use a heat lamp inside or let mama do all the work?
The reason I want to move her is 1. constant close access to baby chicks, duh
. 2. She is our only bantam hen in the flock and I'm afraid the big girls will pick on her and the babies. I plan on constructing a little broody pen in our run after the hatch as well.
Any advice? My goal is the friendliest (and healthiest) chicks possible.
I'm getting my first chance to experience hatching eggs and have a few questions..
We have seven girls and our one silkie went super broody. We were gifted 7 hatching eggs, and I put them under her about a week ago. She's doing great, but I am thinking about moving her from the coop to our house closer the hatc date.
1. Would this be ok? I was going to move her and the nest at night to lessen confusion and stress, but don't want to throw off her broody streak at the very end.
2. Should I use a heat lamp inside or let mama do all the work?
The reason I want to move her is 1. constant close access to baby chicks, duh
. 2. She is our only bantam hen in the flock and I'm afraid the big girls will pick on her and the babies. I plan on constructing a little broody pen in our run after the hatch as well.Any advice? My goal is the friendliest (and healthiest) chicks possible.
