First time broody hen hatching- Help!

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Okay let me explain. I have three flocks. Flock 1,2,and 3. Flock 3 is under a year old. It orginally was 6 chickens but one turned out to be a rooster. In our house we sadly have to give away our roosters. So we did. At that time flock 3 layed two eggs. We candled them just in case and one of them kind of looked fertile. We have a broody hen from flock 2 so we decided to try it. Almost everyday we would candle it to check on it. That started two weeks ago. Now its day 19. Our Broody hen is sitting on the maybe fertilized egg. We put the others hens from flock 2 away from them. Now we are into lockdown and I NEED HELP! I don't know how it works, do I just leave her alone? When should I candle? I just made an account, Some help would be apprecated! I'm sorry if I messed up grammer or spelling, please help me!
 
Make sure the broody hen is iscolated and her and her eggs are safe. She will take care of the rest. Just occasionally check her to make sure she is still on the eggs. The eggs should hatch quite soon so make sure you have some feed for the chicks and a safe area for them. There water shouldn’t be too cold or too hot but lukewarm and filled with rocks so that the chicks don’t drown. The mother hen will make sure that the chicks are warm and should show them how to eat. You may need to dip their beaks in the water so they know where it is. When they first hatch you can give them some egg and apple cider vinegar to boost their immune system and make sure they are off to a good start! Good luck with your hatching
 
Welcome to our FUNomenal community! :frow Do not interfere. Let your broody do all the work. When she gets up to eat, drink, stretch, etc you can always candle the eggs to check for quitters and remove them in case they explode and compromise the rest of the eggs. Best of luck and keep us posted!!!!! :fl
 
Chickens :) said:
Make sure the broody hen is iscolated and her and her eggs are safe. She will take care of the rest. Just occasionally check her to make sure she is still on the eggs. The eggs should hatch quite soon so make sure you have some feed for the chicks and a safe area for them. There water shouldn’t be too cold or too hot but lukewarm and filled with rocks so that the chicks don’t drown. The mother hen will make sure that the chicks are warm and should show them how to eat. You may need to dip their beaks in the water so they know where it is. When they first hatch you can give them some egg and apple cider vinegar to boost their immune system and make sure they are off to a good start! Good luck with your hatching
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Thank you so much for the advice! I didn’t think of the drawing chance of chicks- that’s very smart! Thanks!
 
Chick-N-Fun said:
Welcome to our FUNomenal community! :frow Do not interfere. Let your broody do all the work. When she gets up to eat, drink, stretch, etc you can always candle the eggs to check for quitters and remove them in case they explode and compromise the rest of the eggs. Best of luck and keep us posted!!!!! :fl
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Thank you!! I’m hoping for the best! This is her first time hatching eggs (because we don’t usually have roosters) so I’m still very nervous but there’s hope!
 

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