Sporadically setting on eggs

[PeaFan]

When a peahen is deciding on whether or not to set on her eggs, she spends most of the day on the nest and then will leave at night or sporadically during the day. My question is if that interrupts the development of the eggs so much as to make them “bad”?

 

[sourland]

@casportpony can you help here?

 

[Faisal12]

I don’t believe this will disrupt the development process at all. It’s similar to chickens going broody—they leave their nests briefly to eat and drink before returning to sit on their eggs. Additionally, since it’s summer and the weather is already warm, the eggs will remain at an adequate temperature even when the peahen steps away to eat and drink.