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It's a week since I took the eggs away and my hen still isn't laying. She stopped her broody behaviour a few hours after I took the eggs. When is she likely to start again?

Thanks she is out of the nest now, I couldn't convince her off of her empty nest. But now she is out cuddles up with the cockerel. I think I will wait until the weather is warmer next time and just enjoy eating her eggs when she starts laying again

I candled them all today and there was nothing so I cracked them all and there was no development in any of them. Most of them didn't have an obvious bullseye so I don't know if the cockerel isn't doing his job, I will wait now until she starts laying and then check those eggs to see if they are...

Thanks yes, I guess that could have been it, would that have stopped anything from developing?

Another egg was out of the nest this morning and cold so I candled it and the air sac seemed to move slightly from side to side but was mostly still. When I crack it, it looked like this: There is membrane all round the inside of the shell then this flap what is that?

I have and I can't really see anything in them, but it's my first time so I don't know if I'm missing something. I am going to wait until day 14 and then candle again as surely it should be pretty obvious by then when I candle

Just to update, she kicked 2 more out of the the nest today so I cracked those and there was no sign of development af all, that's 3 now so I suspect the rest are the same or could she be kicking them out because she knows they are no good?

Thank you, I didn't chose that many eggs that was how many she had when she stopped laying. Maybe next time I will make it less. And I will leave them longer, they all look fine at the moment none smell bad x

I will thank you. I have only been keeping chickens and ducks since last summer and it's so fascinating. I love them so much x

It's the light on my iPhone the torch I have doesn't give me as good a view. I will wait a few more days. I feel so bad for her she seems to be so dedicated and for her to have nothing at the end lol

Yes that makes sense thanks x

From the day she stopped laying makes it day 10 now, I should really be able to see something in the eggs now shouldn't I? I can see a dark shadow but I think that may be the yolk, i can't see any veins. Do you think I should wait until day 14 or get rid of the Ines she has now and let her lay...

That is the egg I cracked, I've never looked for one before but is this the bullseye?

So if I take her eggs and then collect around 8 then put them back after storing as you suggest, I can give them back for her to sit on. Will she take a while to start laying again? She is my only hen, we have a cockerel and a male and female duck

We have a rooster and I have seen evidence of him fertilising

No she stopped laying when she got to 11, makes a funny noise when you are near and only comes out twice a day for a few minutes. When she is out she does a poo like a massive one and eats and drinks then goes straight back it.

My bantam started laying just after Xmas she was born at the end Of June. I decided to let her sit on her eggs, she layed 11 and started sitting 10 days ago. I candled them and can't really tell if I am seeing the yolk or something in there, but figure it's likely to be pretty obvious by now...