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It could be difficult to see the veins where the chick fills the egg, but you should still be able to see them near the air cell. It wouldn't really hurt to let them go a little longer, and still swap her eggs out if nothing happens with them. Either way, she'd still be sitting.

No veins is not good :/ I think I would remove them and give her a few of the EEs eggs.

What day are you on? When you get close to the end, its really hard to see any movement. They get so big, there's just not much room in there. When I candle towards the end, usually what I might see is their beaks inside the air cell, but they don't do much wiggling around at that point.

You could give it a try, but.... I've noticed when my hens nest near the food they tend to poop in the nest, getting the eggs all gross. I figure its because they no longer have a need to get up. And its disgusting to have to try and clean that up!

Its not uncommon. But, I don't really think its them being picky, they just don't eat much at all while they're sitting. They get up once a day to do their business, which usually includes eating, drinking, pooping and maybe a dust bathe and they don't give themselves much time to get that stuff...

Unfortunately, I'm in Tn. But thank you so much for offering!

Glad to hear she's doing well! I've got 5 broodies right now, 2 with chicks, 2 sitting on eggs and one sitting on air because I've run out of eggs :hide Its been crazy around here!

I let my hens hatch year round, if they are so inclined. I've had broodies and chicks out scratching around with a couple inches of snow on the ground without issue. When they get cold, they run under mom and warm up for a bit, then head back out into the big bad world. Good luck :)