donald   How many eggs can a silkie hatch? Registered Member Posts: Joined: 02-25-12 04:08 AM   First Post Posted on: 04-14-13 03:14 PM I have a silkie hen that is broody since a long time. She is always sitting in the nestbox. So I thought I would keep some eggs under her.  I was wondering how many eggs should I put under her so that hatch rate is 100% success. duckbuddy   How many eggs can a silkie hatch? Registered Member Posts: Joined: 04-05-12 02:42 AM   Reply #: 1 Posted on: 04-14-13 07:06 PM What kind of eggs? Chicken eggs or duck eggs? How big is the silkie? donald   How many eggs can a silkie hatch? Registered Member Posts: Joined: 02-25-12 04:08 AM   Reply #: 2 Posted on: 04-14-13 11:16 PM I thought of keeping muscovy duck eggs... Any other choice of eggs? And the silkie hen is not that big...