I'm sure you're going to get a lot of replies, most with much broader experience than mine. But I've found Silkies to be great sitters and dreadful mothers. The two times I've let Silkies hatch eggs, I've had to remove the chicks to a brooder immediately for the reasons you mentioned.
John in MI
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "marbek_01@..." <marbek_01@...> wrote:
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> We had our 3 eggs hatch today while we were away. One baby, the biggest, was already dead. It looks like she stepped on it and smooshed it. The other 2 are so small. The one is getting around good. The other keeps screaming and flipping over. Mama keeps pushing them over and walking on them.
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> Can I help them in any way?
> Should I just let them be?
> If mama keeps walking on them should I remove her?
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> This is the first hatch and I'm a mess lol. Not sure what to do for any of them right now. Any info. would be so much help!
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> Thank you,
> Marci in PA
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