moving eggs from incubator to broody hen

[wegotchickens]

When she gets down they'll have to follow. So setting it on the ground is a good idea. She'll want to teach them to scratch around and such.

My broody decided to go back to sleeping on the roost. I'm glad the roost is the broad side of a 2x4. Those 5 chicks really struggle to make sure they can get under mama's wings. If the board were narrower there's no way they could do it!

 

[Samoeng Guy]

I have 12 eggs in incubator 5 days away from hatch, and a broody mom who did a great job in the past , sitting on 4 eggs for ten days.
I would like to move four of the eggs from the incubator, and replace the eggs under the broody hen.
The incubator instructions say to quit turning the eggs 3 days prior to the hatch.
If I do put eggs under hen , will she continue to turn them ? And does it matter ?
Will the difference in sitting time, to incubator time throw her internal clock off ?
Can I move hatchlings from incubator after hatching and fluffing up, to under the broody hen ?
Yikes, so many questions.
Eggs were flown halfway around world to incubator, all within 7 days, so hoping for at least some to hatch.
Also eggs are Polish, hen is Silkie

 

[Altfrizzle]

Hens do lockdown differently. It shouldn’t be a problem.