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DobieLover said:
Hello, Mandy, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Personally, I'd take the eggs. She should to be grafted to a ground nest before being given the eggs. Broody hens will get off the nest daily to have a great poop, eat, drink stretch and maybe take a dust bath. How long they are off the nest often depends on the ambient air temperature.
What was her behavior when you felt she was broody? Was she ALWAY on that nest, day AND night?
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Hello, thank you. Our silkies are always going broody. She wasn't leaving the nest box after laying coming out and going back in but not sitting on any eggs yesterday. I have removed the eggs and will keep an eye on her. I will collect the eggs until she's showing signs again how many days past will the eggs still be fertile for that we collect as will hatch our own. Mandy
 

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