Found Brooding chicken had been hiding eggs- no rooster are eggs edibl

[Mistols]

My children found one of our hens in the very back of our backyard under a bush. She has about 15-20 eggs under her that she has been stashing away without our knowledge!! Now she is broody --sitting on them and won't move.

What should we do next? Are the eggs still good? or should we toss them all? I read that if she stays broody we should put her is a wire cage. true or last method?

 

[gritsar]

Take the eggs away from her and return her to the coop. I wouldn't eat them, since some could be as old as 15 - 20 days old, but that's just me.
If she won't break her broodiness, you may have to resort to isolating her in a wire cage with absolutely no nesting materials. The cool air flow under her bottom also helps to break her.

 

[cassie]

You can break the eggs in a saucer before using them. If they look OK they are OK. If the yolk and the white all run together, toss 'em.

 

[moosenbudda]

what about the egg float test to see if there still pretty fresh ?