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I have him quarantined from the rest of my birds but he seems healthy. Eats, drinks and runs around. I am going to wait another 20 days before integrating him in. Wish I knew for sure. He still makes that growling noise sometimes.

He doesn't smell like road kill, just musty. I think I am just paranoid - when I picked him up he sounded fine and then started this kind of congested thing again but my husband listened and said he is growling at me. Do roosters growl?

I am just starting/learning to raise chickens and live in Morgan Hill, California. It has been fun so far, looking forward to chatting with you all. rvanda

I have a new 4 month old rooster and I noticed he sounds like he is growling sometimes when he breathes. He looks healthy to me but he does have a musty odor. I attributed that to his digging in the moist dirt in my yard and dust bathing. Today I noticed a bit of dried goop on his nose, not a...