It's always going to be better with a hen.Do you use an incubator or a hen? I don't know if hatch rate is better with one or the other but both times we had a hen. I personally prefer that as that way momma raises them and not me.
1st was Brinsea advance mini IIDo you use an incubator or a hen? I don't know if hatch rate is better with one or the other but both times we had a hen. I personally prefer that as that way momma raises them and not me.
My silkies are very tough. Only some of them have vaulted skulls- the ones that do are the ones I check on regularly.
Silkies are very cold, & heat hardy, & do a good job keeping themselves clean, & dry. I do nothing special for them, just raise like regular chickens. (Silkies are often labeled as fragile, but I find that untrue, only those with vaulted skulls are more susceptible to brain injury/death)
I have only 1 with a vaulted skull, she had only one incident when she was about 10 weeks old. One day I was doing my usual chicken chores, I don't remember where I was headed, but I turned, & caught an odd motion. I look over in the pen, & she's having a seizure.
We're in Wisconsin where winters can be harsh and long. We shovel an area near the coop for them and they get to come out anytime when the temp is around 20F especially when the sun's out and no wind. They stay close to the coop never straying into the snowbanks or snow, but love to be out in the area we make for them. They truly are not as fragile as some people think.
