So how does the hen put her eggs on lockdown?

[WyoChickenMamma]

How does she know to not move them anymore? And what about the humidity? It is very dry here where I live and there is not a lick of extra humidity. My girl is on day 18 now and I am very much looking forward to Wednesday and Thursday.

 

[rahul2299]

Its natural... every bird know their eggs fertility.. if you place 10 eggs under broody hen ,,, within 5 days infertile eggs will be separated by hen. She will not sit on infertile eggs... AND OF COURSE WE KNOW HEN CANNOT CANDLED THEIR EGGS. ha ha ha ha.. Its their natural power given by god.