One thing about silkies, seramas, polish, and other gentle breeds, they have to be protected from predators. Cath
Yes but that is not practical for many reasons. If you don't have a Silkie then you have to find one and pray that it is broody when the eggs arrive. The eggs could be rotten at that time and all you can do is use them for egg drop soup.
Granted, a broody chicken is not subject to power outages and humidity fluctuations. However, they are subject to fox's, eagles, hawks, owls, cats, dogs, raccoons, squirrels, mice, rats, cougars, etc. All in abundance here. Statistically speaking, there safer in a styrofoam box then with a chicken!
Mike -- USA zone 6b. 8 Chickens, 2 Rabbits, 2 Ducks. Spell check brought to you by the Greater Oklahoma-Arkansas Higher Learning Center. Helping inbred, snaggle-toothed idiots for over 100 years.
On 7/29/2010 9:11 AM, Mark Greer wrote:
The best incubator IMHO is a Silkie hen who has gone broody (which they do often). Not subject to power outages or temperature and humidity fluctuations and a lot cheaper and more fun than a Styrofoam box.Mark
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