Broody chicken sits in eggs occasionally....

[boyss7]

If a broody chicken sits in eggs sporadically (occasionally or at irregular intervals) during the day. Do the eggs will still hatch? My broody hen has been sitting on 10 eggs. Only 3 of them hatched a week ago. Is that the reason why she isn’t sitting in the nest 24/7?
When you collect a clutch of eggs over a period of days and then the hen sits do they will hatch at the same time? Thank you very much

 

[sourland]

If all eggs are in the nest when the hen starts setting, they will hatch at the same time. Hens are biologically programmed to leave the nest within 24 - 36 hours after the first chick hatches so that chicks can access food and water. This is why staggered hatches are a bad idea.

 

[boyss7]

If all eggs are in the nest when the hen starts setting, they will hatch at the same time. Hens are biologically programmed to leave the nest within 24 - 36 hours after the first chick hatches so that chicks can access food and water. This is why staggered hatches are a bad idea.

Thank you