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    Suspected Chronic Fowl Cholera... What to do?

    I just wanted to follow up on this to let everyone know the outcome. It was indeed frostbite, and after keeping him inside a few days with Neosporin on his wattles and crown, he eventually was restless enough that I let him back outside. Thanks to a warm spell, I was able to free the door to the...
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    Suspected Chronic Fowl Cholera... What to do?

    The coop door is a small one; the roosters have to duck to go through it. The boiling water might do the trick, but it is supposed to be in the 40s today, so it should free up then. It was mostly this week long cold snap that created all the trouble. In the meantime, the rooster seems to be...
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    Suspected Chronic Fowl Cholera... What to do?

    I've been using a teaspoon as he pretty much ignored the water in the dish. His wattles are so large they block his vision of what is below him, and get in the way for getting food or water. Even with the teaspoon he's been having trouble. I've been feeding him cooked egg yolk in bits off of the...
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    Suspected Chronic Fowl Cholera... What to do?

    Hello. I've been using these forums as a resource for the 9 months I've had chickens, but this is my first time posting. The flock is mainly made up of the Delaware breed, though I have one Sicilian Buttercup, which is the one currently ill. I first noticed his wattles were swollen about 3 days...
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