Thoughts and ideas to help me with my hens eggs

If they're all black with just the egg cell, that's the chick in there. Keep a close eye out for any signs of pipping, and listen to see if they make any noise. Heck, bring a chick in and hold it near them, listen to see if they peep in response to their sibling.
 
HELP!! I’m going to add onto this post, as it is similar to my problem.

I have a broody sitting on 12 eggs. 2 of the eggs I left under my hen when they were originally laid, so she had something to sit on (I did not think they were fertile and planned to remove when I got fertile eggs), so I purchased fertile eggs and placed them under my hen 3 days later after my hens 2 eggs. Candled and saw my hens 2 eggs were fertile before pictching. So now here I am 21 days later and one of my hens eggs hatched this morning. So my big question is, do you think she will sit long enough to hatch the other 10 eggs that are do to hatch Monday?

I have an incubator, but not super confident in how to use/set it up yet
 
She'll probably stop. It's been long enough that, when she hears peeping, she's going to switch from broody mode to mothering mode. Start figuring out that incubator NOW, and be ready to take the eggs as soon as you see that she's left.
 

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