How can I make my chicken broody?

[rusty]

Hi, my black rock chicken was broody for about 5 days so I've got her some fertilised eggs. But she has now got up and not sitting. What am I going to with the eggs if she wont sit? Can I make her broody again? Please help, desperately dont want to loose my babies.

Thanks

[Errol]

I had a Black Rock last year that hatched 4 chicks and then successfully raised 10 that I had been bought from Happy Chicks. This proves that hybrid chickens can naturally rear chicks but the problem is they have been bred not to go broody as they stop laying when they are broody. I also think if the eggs have gone cold for a few hours then you may be to late as the embryo will have died and no matter what you do with the eggs the chicks will not hatch.