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    There must be a lot of chickens in Hawaii?

    Sorry I'm late on this post, but I feel that I have to correct a few things. Kauai is the only MAIN island without mongoose which are the only natural predators of chickens here in Hawaii. Kauai is over run with chickens because besides having no natural predators, all the domestic chickens...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Howzit? I'm in Kona in the Palasades area. I just started raising my first chicks this last easter. For the most part all is well. I've had some mysterious Rooster deaths lately that I haven't been able to figure out. Where do you get your feed? Aloha, Tim
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    Now 3 dead Roosters in 5 days!? Don't have any idea why.

    Mahalo for everyone's input. I was happy to go out to the coop this morning and not find anymore dead roos. I took "sammi"s advice and fed some of the egg/yogurt combo and all the birds took an interest in it, especially the sickly roo. I saw another poop from the roo and it was runny, mostly...
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    Two dead Roosters in 3 days! ???

    I've now lost 3 roos as of today and started another thread. Please read the other thread to answer some of your questions. I do have a compost pile near the run but have never seen them over there. I watch them when I let them free run to make sure the nieghbor dog doesn't come over. The...
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    Now 3 dead Roosters in 5 days!? Don't have any idea why.

    I didn't realize the oyster shell should be separate, Thank you. The droppings of the rooster who looked lethargic tonight were a light tan color with some darker stuff mixed in. I didn't examin it that closely. The birds are kept in a run with access to the coop full time. There is a...
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    Now 3 dead Roosters in 5 days!? Don't have any idea why.

    I don't think the roos are fighting. They were raised together and I have never seen any fighting other some normal pecking stuff. Also I've never seen any marks on any of the deceased. The whole flock is being fed a mix of "Hawaiin Grain" 20% laying pellets, Nutrena gro/fin complete, and...
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    Now 3 dead Roosters in 5 days!? Don't have any idea why.

    I came home from work today to find another dead rooster. I have no idea why. I live in Hawaii where it hasn't gotten over 85 degrees at my house. There is plenty of shade and water. I saw the last rooster to die drink this morning before I left to work. The flock is locked up tight in the...
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    Two dead Roosters in 3 days! ???

    I don't think it's the heat. I live on the kona side of the big island at about 1000 foot elevation where it stays pretty cool. I don't see the birds acting as if they were hot. When and how often do you add ice to the water? It seems like it would have to be done several times a day. Mahalo...
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    Two dead Roosters in 3 days! ???

    Two of the last 3 days I've gone out to let the birds out of the coop in morning and found one dead. The deceased are 14 week old RIR roosters. I could not find any injuries on them. The birds all seemed to be doing well. I live in Hawaii and I don't have any predators around here. The...
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    Rhode Island Reds- male or female?

    This is my first experience with raising chickens. I bought some RIR chicks locally and I want to know when and how I can determine the males from the females. Tim Mahalo's from Hawaii
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