3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[saracook31]

My Silkie, Sally has been broody on and off since end of Jan, I've tried seperating her and the water trick but nothing works for long!

 

If I was to give in and get some fertilised eggs for her let her sit of them, would she snap out of it afterwards?!

 

I've quite fancied hatching my own chicks for a while, but don't really want this all carrying on! Plus my little Maran has also had her turn at being broody last week and I'm hoping she won't carry on like Sally!

 

If hatching eggs won't solve it, does anyone else have any tips?!

[Falkor]

Hi

 

Silkies are a breed that are very prone to broodiness ,so as I have found, they can be difficult to break.

 

If you were to hatch eggs under her then she would look after the chickies for a while but there is nothing to say that once she is put back into the flock that she won`t go straight back to being broody again. You would also need to have a plan in place to take into account any boys you hatch.

 

Have you tried the broody cage method? link here

[Roobaloo]

The only thing I know about Silkies is that they go broody at the drop of a hat!!

[Griffin]

One of my Silkies hatched some chicks at the end of May last year, remained with her chicks for about ten weeks, laid ten eggs then went broody again so I let her hatch out some more chicks. It seems to be a pattern with her, lay ten eggs then go broody. Silkies are brilliant if you want a broody hen to hatch for you, otherwise they're a pain because they are so determined to become mothers and soon after breaking your Silkies broodiness she'll be doing it again