When a free-range hen goes broody and hides---wonder how she survives without humans helping her---LOL. They do Not need us taking them off the nest---we might take her off when we shouldn't. They do not need us to put water and food at the nest----if we have them closed up by themselves---yes...
This is a several year old thread---but to reply to you. I have set and hatched out over 70 hens in the last year, I have never had one to die and for sure I Do Not Put feed and water next to their nest-----doing so has about always caused them to poop in the nest. I have Never took a hen off...