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Once she is sitting on enough eggs make sure to mark those eggs with a sharpie so you know which are developing and which were recently laid by another hen. That way you can remove new eggs everyday. Otherwise you will end up with some chicks hatching and then the hen getting off the nest and the other eggs will be left with out a broody. Also be careful of your other hens if these eggs do in fact develop and hatch chicks, they can get killed with a swift peck to the head. I unfortunately have 1st hand experience with that.