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    Why does my rooster look like this?

    No, every other thing was fine. I manage some chickens at a non-profit farm in So. Cal. I have volunteers who care for the coop. They are trained in coop care, and most have been doing it for years. We have 15 hens and a rooster in 3 different coops. They are mostly there for public “farm...
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    Why does my rooster look like this?

    I am going to go back to the vet today…..I will ask ! Thank you!
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    Why does my rooster look like this?

    What should be my course of action, do you think?
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    Why does my rooster look like this?

    I have felt his body to see if anything feels wrong, but, I also took him to the vet…..but, here where I live in So. California, there aren’t really any really experienced chicken vets. I thought maybe I would get more help on this site since there are so many experts here!
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    Why does my rooster look like this?

    This guy, Rudy, is 4 yrs old. He’s always been healthy until now. I came back from vacation to find him lethargic, not eating, and looking like this! I took him to the vet, and hes been on 10 days of enroflaxen, and an anti-parasite (Parowan) or something like that….but he still looks funny...
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    Prolapsed vent

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, Eggcessive.....your advice was right on, and my girl is all better....pooping normally, happy, vent closed and healthy looking...she hasn’t laid an egg yet, but I am so encouraged. I hope her flock accepts her back nicely, and then all will be hunky dory!
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    Prolapsed vent

    I’m taking care of a hen who was “crying”....and when I looked her over, saw that her tissue was protruding from her vent. I read that I should give her soaks in warm water, which I’ve done daily for 20 mins, I’ve given her some yogurt with crushed calcium, I’ve put AC vinegar in her water...
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    I've got an 8 1/2 yr old roo. All of a sudden, he woke with his neck bowed out to the...

    I've got an 8 1/2 yr old roo. All of a sudden, he woke with his neck bowed out to the side....has anyone ever seen this?
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    High calorie treats?

    We got a treadle feeder to deter rats, and the rats ate right through the wooden feeder, so make sure and get the metal one......also, our hens never got the hang of it!
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