Broody Hen

[RKN9960]

My hen has been broody for 24 days. She hatched 2 chicks 2 days ago but still has about 15 eggs under her and since the chicks hatched she is no longer sitting regularly. Do I need to throw out the remaining eggs?

 

[sourland]

Either that or place them in an incubator. This generally happens with staggered hatches as hens are biologically programmed to leave the nest within 36 hours of the first chick hatching so that they can access food and water.