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    Three chickens suddenly died, ideas?

    We had a hen die from what I believe was Egg Yolk Peritonitis. When we noticed she was looking ill, we separated her from the flock in a large dog crate, she died within hours. I went to check on her and her legs were paralyzed, I picked her up and her head fell to the side, spilling out some...
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    7 month old roo's injuring hen. Please help!

    I completely agree. I was only worried that even with more hens that they would still target her. I was thinking Rudy is just getting too old to right out challenge them as well but just wanted another opinion. I can't kill them though, I am way too soft and they were 2 of the first 3 eggs I...
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    7 month old roo's injuring hen. Please help!

    I am not sure if this topic has been posted before, I attempted a search but was unsuccessful, if it has, I do apologize. I have 2 7month old roos that are aggressively mating with only one of my hens. I have an older rooster (about 8 years) that I assumed would not let the younger ones mate...
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    Rooster doesn't want to leave roost?

    I have managed to coax him with treats a couple of times and he jumps down to a platform we have about 1.5 feet to the side we gave them for getting on and off the roost. Do you think a latter might make him or apt to get down? His feet and legs are fine as far as I can see, I have never been...
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    Rooster doesn't want to leave roost?

    I have noticed it looks more "floppy" than normal but doesn't appear to have much change in color. His is older than 4 though, he was maybe 2 or three when we got him so he could be 7 or 8. I am not 100% on his age. Honestly, I have trouble with time so his being that old didn't even occur to me...
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    Rooster doesn't want to leave roost?

    He is not panting or holding wings out, it is cooler in the coop where he is. The chicks were hatched by one of my hens, they are his although I know he probably would not recognize them as such. They were kept close to our old coop until we made them a larger enclosure further away but brought...
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    Rooster doesn't want to leave roost?

    As far as I can tell it is as it has always been, a little runnier than usual maybe but I thought that was normal with more water intake. He was startled earlier and fell off the roost and is now walking around with his hens as normal but I am not sure I would be able to examine him too closely...
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    Rooster doesn't want to leave roost?

    We have a rooster, a pretty aggressive but manageable guy who is in complete control of his three girls so I know it's not because he is being picked on. He is very much top dog. We built them a new bigger coop/run and for the first few weeks he was happy as a clam running around and having a...
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    Occasionally Aggressive Rooster question.

    I wouldn't say I was terribly attached but I do have an affection for him. He was kind of given a raw deal with his previous owner and although it may be crazy, I am wiling to put up with his occasional bullying as long as we have him. I have a habit of taking in strays (currently have 10 cats...
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    Occasionally Aggressive Rooster question.

    So he may be picking up on my unconscious behavior rather than smell? I know some animals can sense it but I wasn't sure about chickens so thank you. It was the first time he had done it in a while and that was the only difference I could think of but I guess, after reading all these replies it...
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    Occasionally Aggressive Rooster question.

    I hope this is not offensive to anyone and I may just be crazy but, could my menstrual cycle affect how my rooster acts towards me? A little back story: I have a rooster I've had for a few years. He was given to us by a friend because he was trying to kill the other smaller roos and we did not...
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