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    Chick sudden death?

    No blood/marks anywhere besides the one spot it might be a bit late to chill him, it looked like he'd been dead for at least 30min-an hour when I found him, he was already stiff and sitting in the upper 80s/low 90s heat. I have him in a box ready to bury currently. Yeah, that was my first...
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    Chick sudden death?

    One of my 8wk old chicks suddenly passed and I have no idea what caused it. He was completely fine just 2hrs ago, he was running around, and eating/drinking. Then I go out just now and find him under the coop dead, the tiniest amount of blood near his comb (but no injuries found), and his entire...
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    When life gives you roosters, get more roosters

    little update- I just did the first real no barrier introduction between mr silkie and the rooster trio (a bit early, I know), and it honestly couldn't have gone any better. It was the nicest chicken introduction I've ever seen. First one out was yakko, and mr silkie went up to him slowly and...
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    When life gives you roosters, get more roosters

    Yeah they're the best I had a bachelor flock of 3 for about a year and it was great, only reason it failed was cause I lost one suddenly which disrupted the whole hierarchy so I'm definitely excited to start one again!
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    When life gives you roosters, get more roosters

    I got a silkie roo back in october thinking I'd just get some hens for him since my older roo is with my 5 hens, so obviously I got 10 st run bantams (I definitely did not plan on "accidentally" getting roosters at all, that was never considered) So far, my 3 11wk chicks all turned out to be...
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    Chick with injury? under wing

    Sorry for the late reply, I thought I had notifications on but turns out I didn't It hasn't felt hot or tender, and it seems to be healing properly on it's own and not bothering him. I'll keep watching it, but it looks like it's healing up just fine, thanks for the help!
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    Chick with injury? under wing

    I have a 4wk d'uccle chick who I just noticed has what looks kind of like a wound that has started to heal, but I didn't notice anything there until today. it's just over his hip under his wing, about an inch long. It's possible I just haven't seen it until now, but I'm worried it could be a...
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    When to introduce chicken after coccidiosis?

    Oh sorry I missed the "for another 2 weeks" part thats what I needed to know, thank you!
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    When to introduce chicken after coccidiosis?

    Yes, he's ~80ft away give or take and I've been completely changing in between coops + washing hands since I got him I treated him for a full week, and he's been symptom free for 2 weeks now I'm wondering how soon I should introduce him, and if I need to do a 2nd round of treatment before I do...
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    When to introduce chicken after coccidiosis?

    Oh no, he wasn't separated. He's a new chicken that I just got from someone else. So he hasn't been introduced to my other chickens yet at all since I always quarantine new chickens completely for at least 2 weeks. Sorry for the confusion ^^
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    When to introduce chicken after coccidiosis?

    I got a silkie rooster ~3 weeks ago and suspected he came with coccidiosis since he had very runny and bloody poop, so I have him completely quarantined and treated with corid for 7 days (his poop looked normal after 2). That was ~2 weeks ago, and he hasn't had any symptoms since. Should I do...
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    Rooster with broken beak, no vet available

    Thanks, I plan on taking him to the vet in the morning I'm a bit nervous about doing anything myself, but I'm also worried about not doing anything He doesn't seem to be in much pain, he's been eating/drinking normally and has been crowing constantly since I moved him inside. There's also no...
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    Rooster with broken beak, no vet available

    My orpington rooster broke the top of his beak today sometime between 12pm-3pm, and the only vet that's open can't see him today so I need advice on what first aid I can do. I already separated him and have him in a tub until I can get something bigger to put him in.
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    Rooster flock

    Update: It's been almost a year since putting them together and I've never seen any signs of fighting/bullying. It's been pretty much the same as having any other flock, the only difference being they all crow. Chills (darker bantam) started copying his brother recently so every time I come in...
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    Rooster flock

    Sorry I just saw this Thanks for sharing, that article helped a lot when I was getting started with the coop
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