Changed nest at 19 days

[endrit]

I have a broody hen for 19 days trying to hatch some chicks.
This morning(around 7 am) when i let out the chickens she was in her nest.Then later that morning i went to collect the eggs (around 11-12 am) and she had left her eggs and had gone to another nest,i moved her to the "broody nest" to continue incubating her eggs.So she must have stayed out of her eggs for Minimum 3 hours.My question is did they go bad ? can they hatch? Im afraid that they wont hatch.

 

[Mvan42]

Unless it was really cold, which I doubt this time of year. And at day 19 they should be just fine.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I think they'll be fine. I've had hens off their eggs for that long occasionally without any hatching problems. Just make sure she doesn't keep leaving them, and I believe they'll be ok

 

[chickens really]

Definitely fine. They will hatch. Your biggest concern is if the other Hens can get the Chicks because sometimes they kill them as they hatch..Reason is because they are not Broody.

 

[endrit]

11 out of 15 hatched today !