Can someone please answer asap

[Crystalchic]

My hen is finally broody. I have eggs in my incubator that are at different stages.
I was wondering if I took them from my incubator and put them under my hen if there would be a problem. I put some eggs in my bator yesterday and i really would rather my hen set on them
What should I do

 

[I'vegotchickenfever]

I was wondering if I took them from my incubator and put them under my hen if there would be a problem.

I'm not much help, but maybe you could do a "Search" on BYC. I've read that people have done it before, but I haven't so I wouldn't want to give advice.​

 

[Teach97]

I wouldn't do that to the bird...what will happen is chicks will start hatching and sh emight abandon the others to begin taking care of the chicks...you could leave her on a few eggs but begin collecting and get a larger number then replace the ones she is sitting on with the new batch and then you would have a larger group hatching at one point. Staggered hatches are hard enough without confussing the poor chicken

 

[Crystalchic]

My hen is finally broody. I have rooster in my incubator that are at different stages.
I was wondering if I took them from my incubator and put them under my hen if there would be a problem. I put some rooster in my bator yesterday and i really would rather my hen set on them
What should I do

I have eggs in my incubator, not rooster. LOL Gosh I guess that i shouldn't talk on the phone while leaving a post. Sorry. No more multitasking for me

 

[elliemay0305]

if you just put them in yesterday you could try it. but it may mess with the hatch. the ones that have been in your bator for awhile i would leave in.

 

[Crystalchic]

Oh thank God! I totally thought that i really am a ditzy blond. Now that I know that I am just a blond I can sleep at night better.

 

[new-roo]

You can put whatever E Ggs under you hen that you want, but I would not stagger more than 2 days for hatching time, so If you want her to hatch the ones in the Bator stick those under her, but remember after 2to 3 days she will stop sitting on the E ggs, and start raising babies, thus if the hatch dates are too spread out you may loose the later eg gs, when thier temps drop.

 

[I'vegotchickenfever]

I have rooster in my incubator, not rooster. LOL Gosh I guess that i shouldn't talk on the phone while leaving a post. Sorry. No more multitasking for me

 

[eggchel]

yes put some under your hen, but avoid a staggered hatch.