- Feb 5, 2011
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I really didn't know where to post this as I don't know what happened. I have a broody hen who has 9 eggs due to hatch on Tuesday. She has been broody longer than that as it took me a few weeks to get fertile eggs. I tried to unbroody her, but it didn't work. She is in my 8 x 8 broody coop alone with plenty of food and water. This morning she was off the nest and 1 egg was gone and 2 eggs were broken. They weren't crushed as if she had stepped on them though. The contents of one of the eggs was gone and it looked like it was not fertile, because there was no blood and lots of yolk. What could have caused this...is it a predator....This is a wooden coop on a concrete slab, which has hardware cloth in the windows and doors. This has been a recurring problem this year. I have had several broodies who have had eggs broken or simply disappear.