Will my chicks still hatch if I removed the eggs and put them back a day later?

Hnaquin

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Hi I’m new here and really new to the backyard chicken world. We got chickens for the fresh eggs and never had a desire to allow them to hatch. My life got really busy for about 2 weeks and I neglected to get the eggs out. I finally got the eggs yesterday and had to move the momma off of them. I decided they were probably bad and I was going to feed them to the dogs. They stayed on my kitchen counter over night and all day today. Tonight when I went to give the dogs their treat I cracked one open and it was a baby chick. It had feathers and I could see an eye but it was still surrounded but a lot of fluid. I candled the remaining eggs and there were 11 with chicks so I marked them and put them back under momma hen. My question is will they survive after being out for a day? I feel horrible!! I have a photo of the one that I cracked but it’s really sad looking so I didn’t want to post it.
 
I doubt they are still alive, if you candle them you will see if they are moving or not. I don't understand why you would remove eggs they had been on for 2 weeks, if you have a roosters, chances are fairly high that those eggs are fertilized. Well now you know better.
 

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