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I've seen a hen get her chicks down from a 3 meter (10 feet) high hayloft. She said jump and they did, then bounced up and ran to her. It doesn't bother me for a hen to hatch in a nest 60 cm to 120 cm (2 to 4 feet) off of the coop floor. She can get them down. It means they will not go back...

The way I determine if a hen is a committed broody that deserves eggs is that she spends two consecutive nights on the nest. One night is not enough. What she does during the day is not enough. Many hens look and act broody but are not really committed. I don't know what your coop looks...