two broody hens, two hatches in the same coop - will that work?

I am I. the same situation right now, but I have 2 broody Hmong hens who are sisters, and they started brooding about 5 days apart. Each is sitting on eggs in different nests (same coop), but every few days they swap. I have no idea how this will turn out...hoping for the best!
Not ideal mix. Broody hens incubating a clutch have what amounts to an internal timer which opens window where hen can initiate imprinting between her and developing embryos and later hatched chicks. If hatching starts before hen receptive to imprinting, then she can be a threat to chicks under her. I would try to keep hen broody the longest on clutch due to hatch first
 
Okay so I think both hens have settled on their respective nests, as neither have tried to swap for nearly a week now. I am going to try putting a divider in the small nursery coop they're in and see how that goes.
 

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