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Sounds perfect. Thanks so much. Iv had many broody girls before but I'm not seeing too many signs in this mama. I'll pop the eggs in a bowl of water tomorrow and see if they are still good. Omlettes for breakfast..lunch and possibly dinner :p

You have a good point. Thank you. Now if I'm removing the eggs,how long have I got with them until they will be non viable for hens to sit on? If I get a broader.

Someone had told me not all chickens brood. The clutch is too big and it's winter here now so not a good time for chick's. That said if I know she's going to sit,I'll move her to the maternity coop.

Gosh and just as I thought she was sitting, she got up. It's on 14 eggs now. One other mom is laying in the coop too. My Rhode islands next to them as well. Maybe I should split up eggs for them all and hope they start sitting. Wish I had an incubator.

Finally after waiting what felt like a lifetime..our girls are laying for the first time. Males covering them and iv seen bullseye,so we are fertile. One nest has 12 and another just started on 1. I'm curious how big could the clutch become before they sit. Biggest iv had was 6 eggs a silkie sat...