We are fairly new to chickens, only having our girls for a little over a year. Our little bantam went broody in April. She was getting rather aggressive with our children while they were trying to gather eggs, so we bought her three fertilized eggs from a local gentleman. They were laid the morning of April 10th, and we had them under her that evening. They haven't hatched. There is no sign of pipping. They don't have an odor. I tried to candle them today (25/26 days in) but no light will shine through either shell. I made a little "nest" to ensure that no light escaped around the egg even. Are these eggs dead? I am scared of them being rotten and exploding on our poor little girl, or worse yet, getting rid of them when they really were viable.
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