when you saw the hens trying to sit on the same eggs, you should have moved the momma hen and all the eggs to another pen. in a completely free range situation the hens will be much more protective of their own chicks but then you must worry about predators. games are much better at this in...
they look nice. interesting colors. here are some of my broody hens with their chicks;
black cubalaya with 2 pure asil chicks
asil hen with her asil chicks