To broody or not to brood

[my spoiled chickens]

So I have this silkie hen and she is determined to be a mom but she gets up off the eggs at lockdown and she has done this twice now she is trying to go broody again should I let her?

 

[fluffycrow]

So she leaves before any of her eggs hatch? If so, I wouldn't let her

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Id say no if you dont have somewhere for the eggs to go if she abandons them.

Is she in her own coop with the eggs?

 

[Jenbirdee]

So I have this silkie hen and she is determined to be a mom but she gets up off the eggs at lockdown and she has done this twice now she is trying to go broody again should I let her?

do you know for how long she is off? I know they need to get off like once a day to eat drink poop and (if they are waterfowl, take a lil swim) then they go back on

 

[my spoiled chickens]

do you know for how long she is off? I know they need to get off like once a day to eat drink poop and (if they are waterfowl, take a lil swim) then they go back on

Oh when she gets off the last few days she stays off and the eggs go ice cold

 

[Jenbirdee]

wait oh 'my bad' i thought lockdown meant like every night at sunset when they get locked up for the night .
But now I see maybe it means the last few days of brooding?

 

[Jenbirdee]

Oh when she gets off the last few days she stays off and the eggs go ice cold

then i say no do not let her try again at least until next year

 

[my spoiled chickens]

wait oh 'my bad' i thought lockdown meant like every night at sunset when they get locked up for the night .
But now I see maybe it means the last few days of brooding?

yep but here's the thing I put eggs under her when she has commited to brooding which means a couple days into broody but the first few days she gets on and off each time on longer than before

 

[my spoiled chickens]

I know sometimes they dont like the feeling of pipping under them but these eggs aren't piping

 

[my spoiled chickens]

Id say no if you dont have somewhere for the eggs to go if she abandons them.

Is she in her own coop with the eggs?

she is in the coop with the rest of the flock I have a Bator but she usually does it when its really cold out and the eggs die when she gets off them