Two broodies sharing a nest, How successful will this be?

[Juley]

I have 2 BLRW hens that went broody at the same time and are determined to nest together. They have been inseparable since the day I got them as chicks and get along well (with each other anyway ;-) I currently have no rooster so I purchased 10 fertilized eggs after I determined that there was no way I was breaking up their broodiness. I swear one of them went broody the second egg she laid! I need to move them out of the main coop to a brood pen. Should I leave them together as they seem content or should I separate them? Are their any issues that may arise after hatching the chicks with two hens? I'm new to this avian grandmother thing so voices of experience are welcome.

 

[mshuntjump]

This has happened multiple times with my girls. With a Blue Jersey and a chocolate Orpington. I would get babies out from under either hen when it came time for hatching. This does work. There should not be any problems.

 

[crazyfarmer]

This has happened multiple times with my girls. With a Blue Jersey and a chocolate Orpington. I would get babies out from under either hen when it came time for hatching. This does work. There should not be any problems.

Same here. Last summer i had 8 all go broody on me at the same time. I had 4 hens on one nest. Its not a problem

 

[Juley]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I'll let you know how it goes. I hope it goes well. I put 10 blk, blue and splash orpington eggs under them and I am looking forward to some fun colors. As big as these two are you could have put 30 under them and still had room under them for a couple of goose eggs.
I am happy it was these two hens that went broody as they are the least productive layers of the bunch. I will miss the pretty eggs though. One of the broodies lays a beautiful brown eggs with tiny blue-grey spots and a blueish bloom. Some days it almost looks like a wild bird egg.

 

[Juley]

Thanks for the help folks. Ended up hatching 7 healthy babies. Had to toss one of the hens out as she was kind of a sloppy drunk of a mom. Pooping in the nest, banging around and being disruptive to the other hen. The one that I left in the brood pen kept stealing all the eggs anyway! She's the one that tried to set on the second egg she laid. Think she's just born to be a broody. She is a great mom. Motherhood really mellowed her out. She was always a flighty bird now you can pet her, pick up the chicks, clean around her and she is just calm and happy. A pleasant surprise.
Thanks again for the words of encouragement!