fertile chicken eggs

[emperor9]

my chickens are a year old and they're laying eggs that are fertile. the problem is that they won't lay on them and the eggs just keep piling up. I only have one chicken that will sit on the eggs but she already has a batch of her own. we have a male but i just don't know why they won't sit on the eggs. i have 6 chickens and 1 rooster. can someone help.

 

[bethandjoeync]

my guess is they aren't interested in hatching them.
so have you a nice big breakfast in the morning and wait for one to get interested in setting

 

[emperor9]

the problem is that i'm borrowing the rooster from a friend. is there a way i can force them to lay on the eggs??

 

[schoebel_taylor]

My chickens lay fertile eggs all the time but it took them until they were 2 years old to actually sit on them. I wouldnt worry.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Some just don't have the desire to go broody. What breed of hens do you have?

 

[emperor9]

also is it normal for all of them to lay in the same nest

 

[marytoast]

Looks like it's time to purchase a "bator"!!!!! Then you can tend to them!

 

[emperor9]

i have 2 buffed orphans,1 Australorp,1 Barred Plymouth Rock,2 orphingtons

 

[Tuffoldhen]

It's a hormonal thing with hens "IF" they want to go broody. You can not force a hen to set. Some hens or breeds have no desire to set.

Hens pick favorite nests to lay the eggs in. I have 6 that want to use just one nestbox and I have 8 nestboxes!

 

[emperor9]

so if i put fertile eggs under another hen that would sit on her eggs, would they hatch