broody hen pushing eggs away

[conroy]

So our l'il banty EE went broody...last year she didn't lay for 8 months cause she was soo broody...this year she layed everyday for 3 months and then went broody again. SO we got her 4 fertile cuckoo maran eggs from EBAY .... ok so she has been diligent but I have noticed she pushes 2 of the eggs out and sits on the other 2 and whatever eggs my other hens have layed... do you think the ones she pushes away are not fertile? Just curious... I am hoping to get at least one chick in hopes this breaks her broodiness.

 

[chickenlady08]

My hen just did that last nite. I had been candling the eggs and to were questionable and when I went to get everybody closed up last nite the 2 eggs were pushed out from under her. Chickens are quite smart and they know if a egg is viable or not. So I am thinking that those eggs are no good. Have you tried to candle them to see if there is something in there? I wonder if where she is smaller is it that she has to many eggs under her and she can't cover them all.

Good Luck
Lisa

 

[conroy]

We are gonna candle them later today... idk about her size the other day she was sitting on 7 eggs....she had herself all puffed up.. it was so cute

 

[chickenlady08]

How long did you say she was sitting on the eggs?