when do i take the hens eggs away as its been 23 days today

[fisher07]

Hi,
My broody hen is sitting on 6 eggs and 1 hatched on sunday when they were due at 21 days..now its bee24 days and no more have hatched. When do i take the eggs from her?? thanks..

 

[chicks4kids]

Have you candled the others to see if there's any movement?? BTW, from threads here and there, I've read it's around day 25 before removing...but since 1 hatched, I'd sure candle...you don't want one exploding on that baby.

 

[fisher07]

We candled last night but couldnt see any movement at all..ill wait a couple more days then ill take them..thanks..

 

[Bring]

My hen hatched out a chick and then another a couple of days later. There were still three more eggs in the nest but the chicks were hungry so the hen abandoned the other eggs. Turned out they didn't develop at all. The hen made the decision for me!