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Its up to you if you want another male to pair up with your lone hen, it would be a good thing to get another male though. But, i actually had a lone hen, and when the other two hens went broody and tended to their nests, the males turned their attention to the lone female, sometimes...
The eggs that were gloopy may have not been fertile at all. As for the one that died through the process, thats just nature. I had one mandy on a nest of 8 eggs, she only hatched two ducklings. The rest of the eggs were either infertile or had spider web cracking on the shell which probably lead...
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Thats good news that you have 5 eggs, but dont be surprised if she lays about 3-4 more before setting, which is even better, right!!..............Jason