Elaine, you need to direct this to Heath. He's the one that wanted to go this route. I'm like you. I would have never even thought to do it.
I don't know about what Phal. is more prone to keiki formation. Since I never have more than a dozen at any one time, I really don't see keikis that often. Right now I only have one Phal. with a keiki. The centradnia do this all over the place so as far as I can tell, this is a common occurrence with this orchid.