How many eggs are too many??

Feath3rDust3r

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Mar 16, 2019
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My hen decided to go broody so I gave her 1doz eggs...she was in the coop with a bunch of other hens who very helpfully laid eggs in her nest box. After a couple of days I decided to move her but I didn't know which eggs where which so I moved them all ...20 in total. They started hatching yesterday and I can see some still hatching atm ... but she's stepped on a few and I have 3 dead half hatched. I'm guessing she has too many eggs and doesn't know what's going on under her feet. This is her first hatch
 
Some large fowl hens are just clumsy and do not make good mothers. The large number of eggs is very likely adding to her lack of success.
 

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