Hen started to lay... I'm not convinced they will hatch!

[ArtCaptain]

So I have an Ameraucana hen that is apparently is laying eggs and might hatch them. She has her little nest and so far she has 2 eggs. She has the tendency to get up leave the eggs for a couple of hours and they get cold. Somebody told me that once she is done laying 10 eggs she will sit down and not get up again and that if the eggs get cold now it is ok. Will these eggs hatch? And yes I'm pretty sure they're fertile.

 

[1muttsfan]

When a hen goes broody she sits tightly on the nest and gets off only briefly, if at all, to eat, drink and poop. While some birds may go broody, most do not. You might find this thread helpful

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ody-hen-hatch-a-long-and-informational-thread

 

[ArtCaptain]

When a hen goes broody she sits tightly on the nest and gets off only briefly, if at all, to eat, drink and poop. While some birds may go broody, most do not. You might find this thread helpful

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ody-hen-hatch-a-long-and-informational-thread

Ok thanks!

 

[ArtCaptain]

I checked the tread that you showed me and I'm pretty sure my hen isn't broody. She doesn't stay on the eggs that long and she definitely doesn't puff up when I look inside the nest.

 

[SunkenRoadFarms]

Is she roosting at night?

 

[ArtCaptain]

Is she roosting at night?

No.