Questions on broody chickens

[Chicken poppy]

No, I would wait until she's at least 2 weeks in.
You could swap the infertile eggs for store bought Happy Eggs. Supposedly you can hatch that brand. I think you can get them at most grocery stores.

Or, you replace the eggs she's sitting on with Easter Eggs at night while she's sleep, and order some eggs. They usually arrive in 5-6ish days. Then place those eggs under her at night and remove the Easter Eggs. Thats what I did for my broody last year, but she was sitting on golf balls.

Thank you!

You didn’t let her hatch her golf balls?

 

[Weeg]

Thank you!

You didn’t let her hatch her golf balls?

Nah, I wasn't interested in that breed. I was looking for something a bit more gentle, they can tend to be a bit tough you know?

 

[Chicken poppy]

Nah, I wasn't interested in that breed. I was looking for something a bit more gentle, they can tend to be a bit tough you know?

Yeah, i get it. Golf balls aren’t really good layers either. Maybe next time!