When should I call an egg no good

ArinP

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I have a hen that has/had been sitting on eggs since Jan 4th/5th 9 of the 18 eggs have hatched, 6 I could clearly tell didn’t develop and took those out. There’s 3 eggs left in the nest that I can tell have a chick in them. The last egg hatched night before last and she’s not staying on the nest much. The eggs are very cold, is it pretty much safe to say that they aren’t going to hatch 😔 Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated ❤️
 

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You can try putting them under her when she goes to sleep, I have to with my Cochin because for some reason she always abandons the last egg or two. That might reset something and if you have food and water close, it could help
 
You can try putting them under her when she goes to sleep, I have to with my Cochin because for some reason she always abandons the last egg or two. That might reset something and if you have food and water close, it could help

Yes, she has food and water right next to the nest.
 
At this point I'd probably give up on them. Can you feel or see any movement in them?

It doesn’t seem like there’s any movement or any changes in the last few days. I candled them when the last chick started hatching night before last and candled them again this morning, they look the same
 

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