Help, day 24 no hatching

Shoemaker319

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May 11, 2020
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Hi, I am letting a hen lay on eggs for the first time. Shes been pretty faithful laying on the eggs everyday... until we moved her into a new coop on night 20... only because we had goats bunking in with the chickens and didn’t want to chance anything. at 11:30 pm the night we moved her she was sleeping on her eggs.. when I went to check up on her at 9 that morning she was off the eggs and they were cold. I had assumed they froze to death. I live in Michigan and it got in the 30’s that night and not knowing how long she was off the eggs!
so I moved her to her old box and she’s been on them ever since. I know I probably shouldn’t of moved her. My fault! But 2 days ago ( day 22) I heard chirping and movement from 3 of the eggs! Well today is day 24 and nothing still, I can hear them inside but no piping yet. any ideas on what I should do? I do have an incubator going with other eggs... Should I put them in and see what happens?
 
Hi, I am letting a hen lay on eggs for the first time. Shes been pretty faithful laying on the eggs everyday... until we moved her into a new coop on night 20... only because we had goats bunking in with the chickens and didn’t want to chance anything. at 11:30 pm the night we moved her she was sleeping on her eggs.. when I went to check up on her at 9 that morning she was off the eggs and they were cold. I had assumed they froze to death. I live in Michigan and it got in the 30’s that night and not knowing how long she was off the eggs!
so I moved her to her old box and she’s been on them ever since. I know I probably shouldn’t of moved her. My fault! But 2 days ago ( day 22) I heard chirping and movement from 3 of the eggs! Well today is day 24 and nothing still, I can hear them inside but no piping yet. any ideas on what I should do? I do have an incubator going with other eggs... Should I put them in and see what happens?
I would definitely leave them under her, broody hens are always the best incubators. I would not worry, the cooler temps probably delayed the hatch a day or two. Just let her keep sitting and hope for the best.
 

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