No. They didn’t come off until all hatched. She’s the one who actually stayed with these late comers while the other hen took the 4 already hatched out in the coop. I figured even though all together she was taking on the smallest
Part two. The other 2, a Cochin frizzle and another Cochin also in one nest. They had 8 eggs. They started a week behind the others. A week and a half later the Cochin left the nest for a break and stayed out all day. Realized peeps in with frizzle so moved them to kennel set up. Frizz wouldn’t...
I’ll start with - I’ve had experiences with each of the flocks I chose over the years. My only other broody hen was 6 month old silkie with a hidden clutch of eggs ( it was cold December and I thought they’d stopped for winter oops) In house in big kennel with her until she was done at 6 weeks...