Will a chicken stay on extra for duck eggs to hatch?

[Emelyn]

I have a broody chicken right now that started to become broody on about Sunday or Monday. I wanted to place Cayuga duck eggs for her to hatch but I forgot and just remembered last night. So I went outside at 7pm with 3 eggs that were refrigerated and 2 eggs that were out for a few days. Do you think that any of them will hatch? (Also if any of you guys will, please tell me how to make a homemade incubator just in case she stops being broody)

 

[H-B-O]

When eggs get too cold the "Baby" dies even before it forms so if any were cold i would say you have a 1 in 10 chance of them hatching.

 

[Emelyn]

When eggs get too cold the "Baby" dies even before it forms so if any were cold i would say you have a 1 in 10 chance of them hatching.

Some people said that you can refrigerate them for up to 2 weeks before they die I only had the eggs in the fridge for about 1 week.

 

[H-B-O]

Some people said that you can refrigerate them for up to 2 weeks before they die I only had the eggs in the fridge for about 1 week.

I have had bad expirence with cold eggs mine were cold for 2 days and then nothing i opened 1 of them and it was fertile but nothing. this happened 2 times.

 

[Emelyn]

I have had bad expirence with cold eggs mine were cold for 2 days and then nothing i opened 1 of them and it was fertile but nothing. this happened 2 times.

Then how about the eggs that were out?

 

[H-B-O]

Then how about the eggs that were out?

If they get cold then no. if they were 50-60 they should be fine

 

[Emelyn]

I have had bad expirence with cold eggs mine were cold for 2 days and then nothing i opened 1 of them and it was fertile but nothing. this happened 2 times.

According to National Geographic, while refrigeration won't kill the embryo, it will stop it from growing: “In fact, poultry breeders will sometimes refrigerate fertilized eggs as they collect them so they can start a large batch in the incubator all at the same time.”

I found this online

 

[H-B-O]

According to National Geographic, while refrigeration won't kill the embryo, it will stop it from growing: “In fact, poultry breeders will sometimes refrigerate fertilized eggs as they collect them so they can start a large batch in the incubator all at the same time.”

I found this online

Ok then.. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MINE????

 

[Yardmom]

First yes a good broody chicken will sit for the 4 weeks on duck eggs. If the eggs were layed within the last 2 weeks and kept at 50- 60 they should hatch. If they were kept cooler or warmer they still have a good chance. Some on BYC had experiments going with this on chickens. I don't know their percentages, but chicks did hatch.

 

[Emelyn]

Ok then.. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MINE????

They said it depends how cold your fridge was. Mine was cold but also pretty warm kind of. It's the type of fridge that won't spoil your food but still kind of warm and won't really cool you off in the summer when you open it.