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Thanks for the responses. I've tried to do everything suggested on other threads. I don't chase him down. If I can hold him, I do so like a football. I talk softly to him, I don't yell. I don't hit or kick him. He sees me with the girls, who still try to come by me before he interferes...

Hi all, need some advice from those of you experienced with roosters. Background: We have 11 hens ranging from 1 yr to 3.5 yrs We have 6 new ones, 1.5 months old - currently in the brooder We have a 10x10 coop with a 20x20 run. Plenty of space for everyone. We don't free range - too many...

Hi everyone! Looking for some advice. Background: I have 4 Amberlinks (2 yrs old), 4 Barred Rocks/BR (2 years old), 2 RIR (1 yr), 1 Australorp (1 yr), 2 Easter Eggers/EE (3 mths). The main coop is a converted 10x10 shed. The chicken run is enclosed and is 16x20. There are multiple...

Thank you all for your support, kind thoughts, and big dosage of reality. We had a scary incident with him this weekend that showed us that he is not safe to rehome. We will be culling him as soon as possible. I feel I can honestly say we did all that we could to try to have a different...

Please disregard. After a scary incident this weekend with my daughter, we have decided he is not safe to rehome. Thank you all in advance for your kind thoughts.

We are in SW MI and we're looking for a new home for our RIR Rooster named Pepperoni. He is 14 months old and has good instincts. He has the potential to be a great rooster if someone is willing to take the time & effort to teach him. He is protective of the hens, brings food to them, and...

We live in Southwest Michigan. We are looking for a new home for our RIR Rooster named Pepperoni. He is 14 months old and has good instincts. He has the potential to be a great rooster if someone is willing to take the time & effort to teach him. He is protective of the hens, brings food to...

UPDATE - younger chickens #1 and #2 are responding very well to terramycin. I witnessed one of the older hens go after chicken #1's eye so I removed her from the flock. I now strongly believe this chicken pecked both 1 & 2 in their eyes. Older chicken is in time out in a crate until we can...

Thanks for the response. I'm not seeing any bubbles, foam or watery discharge so that's why I have doubt about MG. This is chicken #1 a few days ago. Chicken #2's eye looks the same. Chicken #1's eye did respond well to the terramycin. It is no longer cloudy and only slightly swollen...

Hi! After spending hours researching what it could/could not be, I'm turning to the experts here for help. Earlier this week, we had a 6 month old hen develop a cloudy, puffy eye and was very lethargic. However, she was still eating fine, drinking fine. No sneezing, no nasal discharge. No...

I've been reading the forums for the last year as we raised our first group of hens and have gained so much knowledge through the comments & advice from the members. It has been super helpful! I now have a situation that I would appreciate any advice on, as nothing is going quite as planned...