I have 2 hens that are broody. They sit in the nest boxes all day and I collect eggs at night. Now, I was collecting to set eggs and yesterday was day 8 or 9 for them and I had to toss about 3/4 of my eggs from that pen! 
Some looked scrambled, some looked like they started but stopped developing very, very early. My last hatch from that pen was okay, and my other pen with no Broodies did good last batch and has a good rate of development so far.
Could those hours during the day under the broody hens have messed up the hatch?? One hen has been broody for 2 months! Her mother is broody too, but only for a couple weeks. I was hoping a few hours under the hens would be okay, and I did collect during the day if I had the chance.
My eggs were stored for no more then a week.
This was a full rack of eggs!Nearly all the eggs tossed were from my #2 pen.
and even some of the ones I left I doubt will hatch. But I left them just incase...
Some looked scrambled, some looked like they started but stopped developing very, very early. My last hatch from that pen was okay, and my other pen with no Broodies did good last batch and has a good rate of development so far. Could those hours during the day under the broody hens have messed up the hatch?? One hen has been broody for 2 months! Her mother is broody too, but only for a couple weeks. I was hoping a few hours under the hens would be okay, and I did collect during the day if I had the chance.
My eggs were stored for no more then a week.
This was a full rack of eggs!
Nearly all the eggs tossed were from my #2 pen.
and even some of the ones I left I doubt will hatch. But I left them just incase...
