broody hen hatched 2 then left the next

[StIenras]

I have a hen that has sat on 8 eggs. In the last 2 days 2 have hatched and now she has left the nest. Should I move those eggs to the incubator or what?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

If you want to try to save them, yes. Were all the eggs set at the same time? A hen generally waits 24-72 hours from the first chick but then must leave the nest to get food and water into the hatched chicks, abandoning any remaining eggs. This is one reason it's important not to set up staggered hatches by adding eggs to the clutch once she starts setting(not saying you did)

 

[StIenras]

If you want to try to save them, yes. Were all the eggs set at the same time? A hen generally waits 24-72 hours from the first chick but then must leave the nest to get food and water into the hatched chicks, abandoning any remaining eggs. This is one reason it's important not to set up staggered hatches by adding eggs to the clutch once she starts setting(not saying you did)

Thank you for the information. I'll go move them right away, although here in NC it is very hot and humid today so I don't think they will get too cold before I get out there. This is the same hen that was playing musical nests last month. I took her first batch of eggs and put them in the incubator when she went to nest 2. Then I moved the entire next box she was in, into a pen by herself so she couldn't change nests again. Now she is only hatching 2 of the eggs. I have hatched 4 from her first nest in the incubator already.

 

[drumstick diva]