sue25
Songster
Your silkie will brood in her own time. You can't make her sit on the eggs.Love them! They are so pretty maybe you can answer a few questions about my silkies. I am so glad to have found this forum. My husband and I just recently got 13 red hens and 2 silkies pair. Male and female. I'm pretty sure we also have a Roo in the mixed of the reds. They have been doing very well asjusting to their new home. When we first got them home the reds really picked on my Silkies, to the point I was really concerned for their saftey. So we figured we would build them there own little pen inside our main pen. Since Saturday my silkie (her name is Wilma and Fred is thr roo) has gave me 7 eggs so far. I have left them in there as we want to hatchsome. Will she eventually sit on them?Shes 8 months old, is she too young yet? They say that silkies are a great cuddler and like to be pet, not my silkies, everytime we go into the pen they go bananas. Is this normal? We are new to this and would love any insight you can give me. I know she may not go broody so how lonf should i keep the eggs in the nest for?View attachment 1392518 View attachment 1392519
So no matter how long you leave them there she won't sit on them, might as well take them out. Also silkies are.cuddlers if handeled from chicks. If they have not been handled up to the point you got them it will be tough to tame her to the point of handling. I still have two silkie hens that don't like being handled but the weren't handled much when I got them. Keep trying perhaps they will warm up to you eventually.