Broody chicken on eggs 25 days old

[Happycamper07]

I had a broody chicken and on May 5th we purchased a dozen eggs from a friend supposedly most were to be fertilized. One broke early one and then 5 broke and were not fertilized. Recently we had an egg on the 20th day with a Crack in it later on the egg was completely destroyed with a about 15 day old baby chick dead. A day or two later I noticed the blue egg had a Crack in it and the baby was chirping inside. But today on the 25th the egg was destroyed and another immature baby around 16 days was dead. I went to the store today and bought 3 chick's which I placed underneath her taking the last remaining 4 eggs out from beneath her and replacing them with the chick's. Just to check I cracked one of the 4 eggs and found yet another immature baby around 15 days. Did we not wait long enough for them to hatch? I placed the 3 eggs and put them back under her with the chick's. I don't know what to do. And a couple friends are insisting I just throw the other 3 eggs away. Does anyone know what I should do???

 

[cavemanrich]

It appears your broody hen is not a very good mother hen. Possibly, because inexperienced.
How are the 3 chicks you placed under?? Were they accepted??
Consider getting an Incubator, and see how your hatching goes that method.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Nym]

So sorry it didn't work out. I would throw the eggs away. Maybe she had too many eggs to hatch, if this is her first time or she's a small hen? I put 6 fertile eggs under my broody bantam but only 2 hatched. The second time I gave her 4 eggs and she still only hatched two.

 

[Happycamper07]

It appears your broody hen is not a very good mother hen. Possibly, because inexperienced.
How are the 3 chicks you placed under?? Were they accepted??
Consider getting an Incubator, and see how your hatching goes that method.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Thank you for the advice! And yes she has accepted the chicks.

 

[Happycamper07]

So sorry it didn't work out. I would throw the eggs away. Maybe she had too many eggs to hatch, if this is her first time or she's a small hen? I put 6 fertile eggs under my broody bantam but only 2 hatched. The second time I gave her 4 eggs and she still only hatched two.

Okay thank you