Peahen got off eggs...

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And has been calling out... Kinda making a honking cry/scream? She's in an enclosed pen and her nest was secluded from the others... Just a normal move on her part or any ideas ? Don't want to jump the gun and go to worrying but that seems to be what I do!
I got the eggs even though they were cold and gave one to a Cochin sitting hen and brought the other inside... Will candle in a few days and see if anything is going on with them...already had one of her three eggs in the bator so it would be nice if they are still good... So, any ideas on my hen? This is her second year to sit and she is 3 years old, an IB....take that back, she laid eggs last year but did not sit...
 
How long was she off the eggs before you took them?
In my experience with free-ranging peahens on eggs, they do a lot of wacky honking when they get off the eggs for a water/snack/dustbath break. (I'm not sure if its warning predators off the nest, or what?) So I hope you didn't jump the gun by taking her eggs while she was just taking a time out!
 

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