Abandoned eggs?

[Cheyman_coldman]

Hi, I have a hen that’s been hatching out some eggs, there are 9 total and all from different hens. She hatched out 4 so far. One chick a day it seems. It’s been a week now since the last hatched and I have one in the process that I had to bring inside because the flies kept landing on it. But she seemed to have for the most part abandoned the eggs and won’t sit on them. I think they are still alive. I don’t have an incubator because we only decided to let these hatch because my rooster who I loved just died. Anyways, is there anything I should do to make sure these last eggs get hatched out? Her nest is in a plastic plant bucket (her choice) she does sleep in it at night but not at all during the day anymore.

 

[nuthatched]

It's amazing that she's sat so long after the first few hatched, most hens get up within 2-3 days. This is called a staggered hatch, it advised against since you'll have eggs at all ages. There's no way to force her to keep sitting, if you want to haven the remaining eggs a chance, you'll have to borrow or build an incubator.