what causes hens to abandon a clutch of eggs

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centrarchid

centrarchid

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Sep 19, 2009
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I have read several post concerning hens abandoning eggs midway through incibation cycle. I have seen it myself in years past. What is theory behind it? Sometimes appears related to distrurbance but that is not always cause.
 

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