HELP! Will hen sense different timing of replaced eggs?

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I have a hen who went broody on 13 banty eggs I didn't want hatched. I have replaced them two days ago with 5 large fowl eggs I had developing in the incubator, and am thinking of adding in another 5 eggs (The hen's a determined broody so would likely tolerate that).
Question--The replacement LF eggs are a week and a half further along than original eggs were, and are due to hatch Saturday morning. Will hen instinctively know not to be turning the eggs now?
Thanks for any help!
 
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Time's getting short for action. Any knowledge anyone can contribute?
Also, do you think heat and moisture loss under hen while I inserted additional eggs would be significant enough to cause problems for eggs?
Thanks again!
 

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