Can a hen hatch eggs in 123 degree heat?

[Eggs4Sale]

I have a broody Black Star hen that I haven't been able to break. This has gone on for a month now. It's 120 to 123 out there, and I'm wondering: If I take some eggs from her sisters and let her sit on them, what will happen?

BTW, I'm not entirely sure the eggs are fertile. They are with several 4 month, 1 week old roos whom I have never seen do the deed, just some crowing. This is what the yolk of one looks like.

When I compare it to the fertile/nonfertile egg photos, I just can't tell. The circle is 3 mm wide. These are from eggs that have been in the fridge for a few days.

So what do you think? Should I put some of today's freshly laid eggs under her, or put her in a cage?

 

[mahalo4]

camparing to the photo's in the sticky they look fertile.

 

[lux_interior]

If she's been at it that long, I'd give her a shot. The eggs do look fertile, and even though I'm not sure if the heat would be a big issue, she seems hell bent on trying....

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

123 degrees ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ?

Where are you?

 

[pdsavage]

or get some day old chicks and slip em under her at night....

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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Yuma, Arizona. The really bad part is that August will be hotter than July. It was 123 the past couple of days, but it's only 119 right now, and it's almost 3:30 so it shouldn't get any hotter today. We're starting our monsoon season, so now the humidity is coming in and that's when it gets unbearable. This is why Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday! It means beautiful weather for the next several months.

Well, I'm glad the eggs look fertile. I guess at least one of the roos is getting it's kicks! I unfortunately just put those 2 eggs in the fridge. Only 2 eggs today out of 8 hens.

But now that I know, I'll collect them for the next couple of days and hope for the best. Thanks guys!

to BYC!

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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The feed store is chickless for the rest of summer....