egg question

my broody Silkie started setting 5 eggs on May 1st. she's down
to 2 eggs because her nest box kept being invaded by the overly
large Orps, who crushed the other eggs...
anyway, yesterday an Orp took over her box while she was out
getting a bite to eat & miss broody settled into the box next to
it, with the result that the eggs were not sat on for around 4-5
hours. it was in the mid-50s yesterday.
are the eggs likely to still be ok?
lee
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