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  1. laurenish

    Texas

    I live in San Antonio. Awesome city I love it. Hoping to go to college in austin after graduation. I have 1 female rhode island red 1 female barred rock 1 female bantam americuna and 1 bantam leghorn roo I've always had chickens as pet when i was little. And I've never had a rooster. But now...
  2. laurenish

    How long to wait before helping?

    If the chicks are poking out already, why would it be harmful to just take off the entire shell for them? I've never seen or experienced eggs hatching (but I hope to) so I was only wondering....
  3. laurenish

    new here and a few questions

    Yes, she is the smallest of then hens. And the rooster is about her size or slightly taller. I can tell both will not grow very large. Yes I am only using a 60 watt bulb. I have read that LED lights are the best lights to use. Can I find this bulb at a local home depot? I would hate to observe...
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    new here and a few questions

    Quote: Thank you so much for being kind Well I live in South Texas and the weather has been cold and rainy lately. But then of course we have our random beautiful weather days. So it's all out of whack right now where I live lol. My rooster is probably about 6-7 months now. He is...
  5. laurenish

    new here and a few questions

    Again, Thank you very much!!! About letting the other hens lay on the eggs, they don't! The other 2 just lay and jump out of the coop. We had no idea at first that the broody hen hadn't been seen for a few days (as she was in the coop). (this is why i am not sure of the exact days she has been...
  6. laurenish

    new here and a few questions

    Thank you for your reply. I did look up the term and it sounds pretty exact to how she is acting. I am not exactly sure of his age, but both him and the "broody" hen are smaller than my other hens. I know he is "of age" for mating however. Though I have never seen him mate with any of the...
  7. laurenish

    new here and a few questions

    Hello, I'm Lauren. I own 4 batnam chickens, 3 hens and one rooster. All 3 hens lay eggs. For about 2 weeks (or a few days more), the littlest hen has been sitting on her eggs. Well, some of hers... The 2 larger hens (rhode island red & barred rock) lay large eggs of shades...
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