Hen abandoned eggs on day 20

[Sierradavette]

My hen was on day 20 of sitting on 10 eggs. I was smelled something awful, like death awful. I got her up and lo and behold there was a crushed egg with an almost fully developed baby under her.

I had to remove that, naturally.

Unfortunately, I think she thought that baby was okay because she refused to get back in the nest. I thought she had, so I went on about my business. I went to check again, nope, she was laying in front of them.

They were without heat for 4-5, hours. It was around 80 degrees F outside.

I brought them in and put them in an incubator in hopes they would live. Only one egg was moving and chirping, and that egg hatched today. No other eggs are moving.

I’ve never hatched eggs, so I don’t know the first thing about it.

Is it likely if there were babes in the others that they passed being away from heat that long? Do they just not move until they’re coming out?

 

[casportpony]

Have you candled the remaining eggs?

 

[Sierradavette]

Have you candled the remaining eggs?

Yes, but I don’t exactly know what I’m looking for. There was only one that didn’t look almost exactly like this.

 

[nuthatched]

Yes, but I don’t exactly know what I’m looking for. There was only one that didn’t look almost exactly like this.

Those are infertile eggs. Throw those away and keep the dark one.

 

[Sierradavette]

Those are infertile eggs. Throw those away and keep the dark one.

Okay! Just to verify because I’m nervous, I didn’t intend to get involved haha, which would this be? Infertile?

 

[nuthatched]

Okay! Just to verify because I’m nervous, I didn’t intend to get involved haha, which would this be? Infertile?

Likely died some time ago, sorry .
Unless you see veins or movement, toss.

 

[Sierradavette]

Likely died some time ago, sorry .
Unless you see veins or movement, toss.

It’s actually more comforting to know that I probably didn’t kill them by removing the dead one. Thanks!