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I woke up late this morning and i was scared that my flock was starving (not literally) but my mother told me she had gone in and fed them for me. After my parents went out i went to go clean out my birds and saw that one of my hens was in one of the nest boxes (i would tell you the breed of her...

If a hen lays an egg and it goes cold (the same temp as the surrounding area rather then kept warm by the hen) will it no longer be able to hatch if a broody hen sits on it?

Is there anyway to make at least one of my hens go broody faster? I really want to hatch some chicks but i dont have an incubator so my only option is a broody hen

All are bantams (except maybe the first hen) My roo The hens 1 Whinnifrid 2 Emmy 3 Gertrude