HELP! Hen eating eggs

[TurkeyTurk]

I got fertilized eggs for my bb hen to hatch and she took to them right away everything was looking great. But then, 3 days laters we found 3 broken eggs scattered around, so I picked them up and assumed she accidentally broke them getting in and out of the nest. But then, the next morning she had another broken egg and was running around the coop. When I went to get it from her she ate it, and when I checked how many eggs were left there were at least 3 other eggs missing but no eggshells. Why is she eating them? What should I do? I don't want her to eat them all or for the ones she doesn't to rot from the other broken ones. Should I just take them out and try an incubator?

 

[Molpet]

My BBB broke every egg accidentally. Instinct is to clean up the mess so predators don't smell it. I would put them in the incubator

 

[R2elk]

I got fertilized eggs for my bb hen to hatch and she took to them right away everything was looking great. But then, 3 days laters we found 3 broken eggs scattered around, so I picked them up and assumed she accidentally broke them getting in and out of the nest. But then, the next morning she had another broken egg and was running around the coop. When I went to get it from her she ate it, and when I checked how many eggs were left there were at least 3 other eggs missing but no eggshells. Why is she eating them? What should I do? I don't want her to eat them all or for the ones she doesn't to rot from the other broken ones. Should I just take them out and try an incubator?

Using a BB as an incubator doesn't usually work out well. They are not capable of the delicate leg movements needed to prevent egg breakage. If they do manage to hatch an egg, they usually accidentally step on the hatchling and squash it.