Broody hen issues

[crayon]

I had one hen sitting on eggs above our next box room (about 7 feet up) and another laying on eggs on sheet metal in our rafters.

We were able to move the one on the nest box room to a crate with her eggs a few hours ago- but she scattered her eggs and is not laying on them. What should I do?

The other one had eggs- but I think they have fallen from the rafters and now she is sitting on nothing.

HELP!

 

[silkiechicken]

If they abandon the nests, nothing you can do. If you want chicks, you can try to confine them to where you want them to set, with some eggs marked for hatching (date), and hope for the best.