Can i use "used" eggs

[The Bantam Guy]

Hello BYC

today i found out that my roo has been fertilizing the eggs and the eggs have been removed from the broody for about thursday last week (5) days and i how did i find out they were (1/4) finshed a baby unborn chick was in my bowl

i was wondering could i Incubate them now?

 

[veggiecanner]

you could collect fresh ones and incubate them.

 

[The Bantam Guy]

but my rooo went to habibs hens (user in BYC aswell) so i cant so can i used old fertile eggs
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[veggiecanner]

Any thing your hen was setting on and quit setting on will be dead.
How long ago did your roo leave? If less than 2 weeks your eggs might still hatch, but you would have to collect fresh ones. unless you can steal ones that your hen is still taking care of.

 

[The Bantam Guy]

ok ty