Hatching questions

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OK I too am new to chickens. My silkie hen went broody, no eggs under her so I put an egg under her. It was fertile. Now what happens when the egg hatches, will momma take care of the hatchling or do I remove it and put it in a safe place ? Do I give it food and water ? What kind of food would you feed it ? Will it need to be kept warm with a heat lamp ?
 
I only have 2 hens,one is sitting and the other is laying normally one egg a day. The one sitting is just an experiment to see what happens.
 
Today I noticed the the brooding hen, which I placed an egg under from another hen about 14 days ago, she laid an egg, I candled it and it was fresh. Is this normal, I was under the assumption that broody hens don't lay eggs? BTW When I candled the egg I put under her, no light went thru. I don't know if this is good or bad. Pretty soon if all goes well the egg ought to hatch if it was indeed fertile, in a week maybe.
 

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