Broody hatched only one chick a few days ago, can I add more eggs?

[SAMnELLA]

I have a hen that only hatched one chick out and she wants to sit on more eggs. Is that ok? Or would it be bad for the one chick.

 

[Sussex19]

Very bad for the chick, and also bad for the broody.
She has already been sitting for 3 weeks, no need to make her sit for any longer.
If she is just sitting, and not taking care of the chick, try taking her out of the nest and it to the run, and make her get up.
If she still don't want to do any active mothering, she may just be a bad mother...

 

[jpalmatier83]

I have a hen that only hatched one chick out and she wants to sit on more eggs. Is that ok? Or would it be bad for the one chick.

She’s not going to be able to sit eggs and attend to the chick at the same time.

Also, one chick in a brooder alone isn’t great…

Unless you can get the chick a friend for the brooder I’d say keep the hen off the eggs and try again for more later.

Edit - @Sussex19 also makes a good point about the hen already having sat for 3 weeks.

 

[SAMnELLA]

OK, thanks!