Confused Hen - Off Eggs anywhere from 10-12 hours...

[Julshernandez]

Hi!

I have a hen who is brooding, and we are on Day 17. She got off of her eggs I am guessing to eat/drink and got into an area in the yard she isn't normally in. When I found her this morning she was roosting up on a high branch. I brought her into the coop and she immediately was back and sitting on her eggs and she hasn't left them. With her being off of them for so long, would they still be viable?

Thank you for any advice you have to offer!

 

[sourland]

The hatching date may be prolonged, but if the eggs were viable to start with, they should hatch.

 

[Julshernandez]

Thank you - they were all growing well! Glad to hear they have a chance!!!