East nest – 19 eggs

We checked the east nest box this evening while the hen was away. There were 23 eggs but after candling them (see the post from April 24th) we removed 4 that were laid recently and completely undeveloped vs. the other 19. They had no chance of hatching with the others. They probably were laid by the hen that has been peacefully joining the incubating hen for a while on most mornings. As posted previously, this nest will probably hatch around May 27th, plus or minus a day or two.