Hen left chicks to go cold, will they be okay?

[ChickenLove6]

Hello,
My silkie hen went broody about 2 weeks ago and today when I went to go check on her she was outside of her coop clucking madly, she then saw me and hopped back in and sat on her eggs. I felt the eggs and they were stone cold. Will they be okay or will they not survive? Please help, how long are eggs allowed to go cold for?

 

[ChickenLegs13]

I had a free range Day 10 broody hen that accidently got locked in the pen overnight and her clutch hatched. The weather temp was around 70* that night.

 

[ChickenLove6]

Thanks for the reply! Hopefully they will be okay then if yours were, fingers crossed

 

[Henny]

I had a similar situation a few years ago. The hen was not on her eggs and the eggs were really cold. I figured since the eggs were cold the embryos couldn't have survived. So I opened the egg and low and behold the embryo was still alive! Boy was that a sick feeling! I bet your eggs are just fine.

 

[ChickenLove6]

that's must of been horrible! But very encouraging for my little chicks, thanks