Hen still turning eggs on day 20? Is this ok for the chicks?

Wee Timmy

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Mar 30, 2017
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My chicks are sceduled to hatch tomorrow! One is already pipping. The problem is the broody is still turning them and moving them around underneath her. Is this ok for the chicks? I know in an incubator you stop turning them on day 18 so does the same apply with a hen?
 
They know more about it than we do. They've been doing this for millions of years with no human intervention.
Anyway, if it weren't a good idea, what could you do about it?
How did you know that one was pipping?
When I have a broody hen, I put her in her own building with food and water and ignore her till I see chicks running around.
 

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