HELP Too many eggs

[suzyq11411]

ok so I have a hen that hatched out 2 chicks. But she still has a lot of eggs under her do I remove the eggs or the chicks?

 

[questions543]

how long has she been sitting? how many eggs exactly? Were they all put under her at the same time?

Thanks

 

[Megan Amber]

How long ago did the chicks hatch? There may still be more on the way.

 

[suzyq11411]

they hatched this morning around 11am and she has 8 more eggs under her. Hard to tell when they all were laid.

 

[suzyq11411]

and she has been sitting for almost 3 weeks

 

[Megan Amber]

3 weeks is the right amount of time, I would let her continue sitting for a few more days, more will probably hatch, if your unsure if they are alive then you could candle them.

 

[jen85]

Have you checked the eggs lately and thrown out the bad ones if any? I wouldn't worry about them unless she decides to quit sitting on them.

 

[suzyq11411]

well I had to separate 3 of my hens sitting. Because last week we had 4 hatch and the other chickens killed 3 of them. So i guess im a little nervous i don't want these 2 new ones to die either.

 

[aseelpak]

If she has sat on all the eggs for 21 days and 2 has hatched than max u can wait is 1 day than i can tell with my little xp that all other eggs are bad

 

[suzyq11411]

Thanks for all your advice i will check the eggs.