Help - Brooder Hen?

[MPro]

I have a hen that is now spending most of her time in the nesting boxes. We marked 4 eggs (laid by the other hens) to see if she would sit on them. She has now moved to another nesting box. We have a flock of 20 and other hens are laying on the 'marked' eggs I was hoping she would lay on. I'm so new to this, I'm not sure if I should scrap those eggs, see if she goes back or ? Will she only lay on eggs she has laid? Did I miss the boat so to speak? Any advice is appreciated! She is on the left, marked eggs in the nesting box below.

 

[GitaBooks]

Try slipping them under her again. All my hens take right to any eggs they are given. However, they are a little picky about being bothered, handled, or moved while being broody, it sometimes causes them to stop or change locations.

Feel free to ask any other questions.

Best of luck!

 

[MPro]

She came out for break yesterday afternoon so I put the eggs in the box she was in last. When she returned she was back on the eggs. Here's to hoping all goes well today! I feel like a kid at Christmas... 21 days seems SO long though!

Update: she is now laying in ANOTHER box. I give up! Ok maybe I don't. Do I keep moving eggs around or just let her do her thing and hope she lays her own and sits on them!?