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    my hens only sit on their eggs after they lay.

    Its been awhile since I've been on here, and since then some of my hens started laying, but seem to only sit on their eggs maybe 20 min after they lay them. How will the eggs hatch if the hens aren't on them? I don't want to have to incubate them.
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    Newbie from Springfield, Illinois

    Thanks everyone. Good news!! My husband got up this morning to go to work and heard crowing in the back yard!!!
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    Newbie from Springfield, Illinois

    Good to know he will crow again. There hasn't been any bloodshed yet. I have noticed that they try to stay on opposite sides. It's weird, it's like high school and they all got their own cliques. Lol. I'm glad that the rooster has his hen though, I would feel really bad if he was stuck by...
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    Newbie from Springfield, Illinois

    By the way, my name is Jennifer and I have learned a lot from BYC. I'm glad I came across this site while on my new journey with my chickens. I love my chickens and wonder why I didn't get them along time ago.
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    Newbie from Springfield, Illinois

    Hi I just got my first chickens around the end of march. I thought I was getting 6 hens and a rooster. I ended up with 7 hens and no rooster. I recently got a rooster from a lady and she also gave me a hen, she thought it might help with the introduction. It didn't. My girls are harassing both...
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