If any of the eggs in the incubator hatch (doubtful) could I put the chicks under the broody hen. She has alternated back and forth between our two nesting boxes. Our rooster died in March and I kept eggs to incubate that I thought were fertile. But the incubator took a long time arriving and the eggs were refrigerated. I don't want to move any eggs as this is day 18 and I am ready to crank up the humidity. But if any hatch, can I feel safe placing them under a broody buff orpington? If so, do I separate them from my other 4 hens immediately or in a week or so when the chicks might make it out of the nest box. The broody hen scares the daylights out of the hens. She took over when the roo died.