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That’s possible. He looks like a mix of a few breeds, lol. He was completely black as a chick and in the Black sex link bin. Somebody along the way must have mixed him in. He’s getting more interesting looking as he gets older. I think his name shall be Mystery :)

The last 2 sets of chicks that I purchased from Tractor Supply were supposedly sexed yet half turned out to be roosters both times, ugh. This time I played it ”safe” and purchased black sex links. Lo and behold…a rooster. I can’t win, lol. I’m hoping we can keep this one and wondered if anyone...

Thank you, I will check on those issues. He did get quite large quickly. My first thought was that his legs weren’t strong enough to hold him up for long. I wasn’t sure if that was a “thing” with chickens. Hopefully that is all that it is. Maybe some Nutridrench wo be helpful?

Thank you, will these do?

Thank you for responding, Sorry for the delay. I hope these are clear enough.

I have a 10 week old Roo that seems healthy and alert however he sits down after walking 5-10 steps. He pecks at the ground from his seated position. I checked him over and everything looks fine. Any ideas what could be going on? I don’t know the breed since I “thought” I was buying a black sex...

Oh, thank you. I’m not familiar with that, I will have to look it up. The wattle swelling has gone down a bit and he was finally able to eat on his own. He also went up on the roost tonight which is definitely an improvement. I will definitely update again. Thanks again

Thank you for responding. It feels like his “shoulder”. I think he may be hunching his neck back because his wattles are so painful. He’s doing a little better today. Fingers crossed he’ll progress some more tomorrow.

Thank you for responding. I’ve only gently touched it because he seemed to be in so much pain from the frostbite. He’s not one to usually let me get near him but I will inspect it closer when I get home.

Hi everyone, I have a 6 month old Jersey Giant rooster with large wattles that were frostbitten over the weekend. He's been lethargic and his head was down for the past few days due to the heaviness of the swelling. I've been giving him water with a syringe since and offering egg with very...

Were they both cockerels? I’m trying to determine if mine are too

How is your hen doing? One of mine has the same symptoms.

Thank you very much. I will give the calcium a try. The pills are large. Should I cut them in fours or can they swallow half at a time?

Do you know if Calcium Lactate is a suitable form to use?