I think I made a mistake? need help badly before they hatch!?

[miss silky]

Eggs are amazing, i had a 100% hatch rate, between mama hen & brooder and 11eggs from 2 other hens, that were still laying fertile eggs over a week later after getting rid of Roo! I,m so glad their multiplying! I have a new flock now, half is part silkie and part porclein DeUccle, the other half is porclein DeUccle and silver spangeled hamburg. They are really cute!

 

[miss silky]

Oh yeah, i think shipped eggs are the problem for nonhatchers, i tried twice with a couple dozen and ended up with 2 hens and 2 roosters. With the ones from the yard i candeled with my son every night and didn,t even raise the humidity for the first ones and they all hatched!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

In my experience a hen will sit for 3 to 4 days at a time without leaving the nest or eating and drinking.