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    Rooster down, can't stand up

    We have a 4 year old rooster that we found laying in the coop yesterday. He can’t stand but will try to push with his hind legs at times causing himself to somersault and roll around. If the body is supported he can push with his legs and flap wings. No apparent injuries. He seems to be eating...
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    Mama was killing chicks as they hatched

    Mama was killing chicks as they hatched 3 of 11, so we took the remaining eggs out and put them in the bathtub under a heat lamp with a thermometer. One of the eggs we think the mama had punched a hole in so we helped it out (before reading a great thread here on how to do it properly). Another...
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    Breeding Welsummer Rooster

    I ended up with a rooster in this spring's batch of new chicks. Does anyone know what color egg I'll get if I breed him to RIR or Ameracaunas?
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    What are the signs of oncoming heat stroke?

    What are the signs of oncoming heat stroke? My girls were all panting like crazy and sitting in the bottom of the triangular type chicken tractor that you often see. I ran the sprinkler on half the yard that their chicken tractor is fenced into for a little bit. Once they came out and started...
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