gave my broody hen 2 eggs from the bator

[Justin36]

I should have asked first to make sure it would be ok, but one of my hens went broody and has been sitting on non fertile eggs. I take them from her everyday but yesterday I decided to give her 2 eggs out of my incubator that are only 2 days from lockdown should this be ok? I asked my parents about it and they said yes but its been a long time since they had chickens.

 

[sumi]

As long as your hens's been sitting for two weeks or more it'll be fine. They seem to have a biological clock that tells them when it's hatch time. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[Justin36]

Actually she has only been laying on her eggs for about a week, should I take them back to the incubator?

 

[sumi]

Leave them under her and see how she responds when they hatch. She's been at it a few days, so she may be quite happy and accept them. Though it could confuse her a bit...

 

[Justin36]

Well I have got 2 little chicks popping in and out of her feathers and she ruffles up at anyone who comes near her. They are super cute and I just decided today that I will give her some more to sit on later on when these are bigger.

 

[sumi]

That's good that she adopted them. If you hatch more chicks you can also slip them under her with these guys. It works well at night when she's sleeping.

 

[Justin36]

Another hen has decided she wants to be a mommy also, they lay on the couple eggs in there together and the Chicks climb on and under both hens, also they both seem very protective of the chicks.