Any hope for these eggs?

TheAngryEagleKiwi

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So, I had a bantam hen who had been brooding 5 eggs for about 16 days. Some time yesterday or during the night, she left the nest and showed no interest in returning.
When I checked the eggs one was cracked open and one almost looked it had pipped but died. (Neither of them were moving even when I opened more to check and I discarded them.)

When candling the last three, I didn't see any movement, but I did see veining and they filled most of their egg. I put them into the incubator with a few other eggs (which also have a similiar story and are about the same age if not a tiny bit older.)

I'm sorry for not providing photos, but I were in a hurry and I won't be home until tomorrow.

So what do you guys think? Is there any chance they might hatch?
 
Yes, there is a chance they can hatch. They may take a little longer, though, so leave them in for longer (25 days?). Periodically candle them and see how they look.
Glad to hear that, I'm gonna leave them in and keep an eye open then:D

Edit; Thank you so much for the answer! I can't believe I forgot to say that
 
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Update; I checked the eggs today and I saw that they still weren't moving and seemed like the contents were mostly "floating around" in there. When I opened up (gently, just in case) I was met with a pretty bad smell and the contents were a brownish red, not that many blood vessels and chicks that weren't moving:(
My guess is that the reason she abandoned them in the first place were because they had already died and she somehow knew.

I'm gonna try with new eggs from her later, once she starts laying again.
Hopefully, I will have better luck then:fl
 
I agree with Simz and your assumption, she left them because they had already quit. I've rescued many eggs after a broody hatched several and left a few, but they were still alive. Even ones that had been abandoned for more than 24 hours, and some I had no idea how long she had been off them.
 

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