My broody hen has been sitting on a large clutch of eggs (14 eggs) for 28 days now. We discovered that she was sitting on them May 13. We have candled the eggs, and they are dark. How long should I let this go on? I am scared to discard the eggs for fear there are chicks in them, but on the flip side, I hate to think she is sitting on a batch of blanks.
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