I placed 11 eggs under our broody buff 5/18. Monday the 8th 4 hatched and 5 eggs were left, she had kicked out two earlier in the game that were bad. One of the last blue eggs I had under her exploded. I cleaned up the eggs and candled them. I can not hear peeping. Three I could not see anything in because they are so dark, one I could see right through. Cracked it open and it was just yoke, no baby. I cleaned out her dog pen, put fresh bedding in and she went back to sit on the remaining three. A few minutes later she left them to show the little ones how to scratch. It is 89 in the coop. She left them yesterday for a while when it was about 100 degrees and went back on them last night. Yesterday was suppose to be "hatch day" (21 days exactly). Question is how can I tell if the three that remain are viable? I can not hear peeping from them but they are solid. When do I just give up? Will she know what to do? I am just surprised that she did not kick that one out before it exploded. She knew the other two blue ones were no good. (maybe she was just hopeful since I only gave her 3 blue eggs) Any and all advise is appreciated. I washed them off with warm water as they were mostly covered in nasty goo. I hope I did not kill them. This is my first time with a broody hen. I got her a year ago in March. She seems to know what to do so I am just letting her handle it.
