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With a broken feather sounds like maybe she fell and hit her head. Maybe a dog got ahold of her or charged her into a hard surface. I have read that chicken can have heart attacks easy. Hmmmm. Sorry for your loss.
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You should call your local Ag department. See what they have to say. You said you culled her to get a closer look. Did you perform and necropsy? What did she look like inside?
Not saying that practical advice from one experienced in farm life isn't valuable, but in in this case, that isn't very sound advice to be giving to someone who is genuinely concerned enough about a rooster described in the thread title as "beloved" to ask for real help and information.
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I would somewhat agree with this but I never waited. I follow my gut instinct. Another helpful thing I do for my "patients" is putting them in my spare bathroom shower enclosure with lots of paper towels as flooring. This makes a great a ICU as I can monitor through the glass door. Once...
Dosage for Ivomec Eprinx From a post by "Barnyard"
"I have used this many times on my birds....
standard's .5cc
bantams .25cc"
If you decide to worm repeat dosage in 7-14 days ( I think) keyword search for Ivomec Eprinex with in BYC -Gotta get back to work. Keep us posted.
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I happen to like an aluminum scoop shovel its lite, I can use it to pick up the nasty-ist bedding to throw out and its makes it quite easy to smack down a rooster!!
I tried the shovel smack down as well; I just ended up feeling like someone who abuses animals. Flogging is chicken...
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I had to laugh while reading this one. I had a visual the whole time. I have actually done just what you have described in the past and it worked for a while. Now he is at it again.
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Sad to say but you do tell the truth and tell it like it is. For some of us our birds are our joy. Even though what you say is true we hate to see someone or an animal suffer that brings us joy. Sounds like the Rooster friend brings Joy to someone. So I say yes take care of your Rooster...