broody hen had rotten eggs

[technoagrarian]

is it possible for a hen to remain broody long enough to hatch chicks when I've had a hen try to hatch some eggs and two weeks into laying on them she's crushed most of them and some have rotted? Or should I just give up and move on?

 

[21hens-incharge]

So are these eggs that were in the rotten egg nest?
How many days in are they?
Have you candled them?
I assume the crushed eggs were removed from the nest ASAP.

If rotten egg gunk got on the other eggs they are at serious risk of bacteria getting in.

 

[technoagrarian]

So are these eggs that were in the rotten egg nest?
How many days in are they?
Have you candled them?
I assume the crushed eggs were removed from the nest ASAP.

If rotten egg gunk got on the other eggs they are at serious risk of bacteria getting in.

• These eggs that were in the nesting box were found to be rotten
• They were about 14 days in
• I candled the two that I could see that remained of the 8 and there was some indication of darkness.

I did remove the egg shells that I saw. My hen tonight had gotten into another nesting box and had 3 eggs under her. I removed those eggs from her because I read online that she's going to remain broody for 21 days and for some reason I had doubts since she remains broody for up to 6 weeks after her chicks hatch to protect them as I've had her broody before and allowed her to try raising some chicks before and they disapppeared presumably by a snake. So my wondering is if I placed more eggs under her would she remain broody to hatch those or would that effort be in vain?

 

[21hens-incharge]

If it's the same broody hen and she already sat at least 2 weeks I would not give her fresh eggs to try.
It would mean she would be setting for at least 5 weeks. That is really hard on them.

Have you seen a broody breaker cage?