is it a dud?

[jwchicklady]

my broody hen has been setting on 4 eggs for 2 weeks now. she keeps kicking out one egg, the same one all the time. should I just take the hint that it is a dud and get rid of it? It is a small pullet egg that when candled shows a dark area, but is very porous--lots of blotches on the shell. I can't see any movement either--this is my first time doing this. How long can an egg survive the cold without being warmed?
thanks

 

[canada-goose]

I think you'd better throw it out. All the cold from being shoved out of the nest has probably killed it by now. Or you could just wait and see what happens.

 

[houndit]

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