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Sorry I'm so late. I missed your response. Yes, I've had two broodies sit on one nest, and they hatched about 8 between the two. The chicks followed them both around. Sometimes all following one, and the other hen behind them, or sometimes a few with each. After a week, I sold 7 of the 8...

Hi, We raise silkies here and always have a couple of broody hens. These days, I break them of it, but in the past I didn't and let them hatch. Sometimes they'll make their own nest of eggs and I'd mark them so in case another hen would lay any in her nest after she's started to sit on them...