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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    All afternoon I have been reading about the different diseases and their symptoms. I looked carefully at his eyes and they looked completely normal! No graying of the eye (Marek's), no discharge... I looked him all over, no bugs... the ONLY THING I noticed is on the front of his neck, where his...
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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    Well, this morning I realized why my sick Roo has been walking around so slowly.... HE IS QUITE BLIND. I spent 4 hours this morning watching him as I cleaned and disinfected the entire coop (what a job). I let them out of the pen as I do every morning to free range in the yard, He didn't get far...
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    Roo pecked by older hens question and how to cull a bird

    I found that using a gallon plastic milk jug work really well for a cone. I cut the top a bit bigger then cut out the bottom. We put the bird in, head down through the opening in the top of the jug. My Husband held the jug handle and the birds feet while I used the knife. The chicken was very...
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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    Thanks for the comments! Last month I had a hen with these symptoms but worse! Each time she would reach down to eat something, she would tip over like she had vertigo! I had to put her down. Today I hand fed my Roo with wet chick mash and scrambled eggs, he ate like he was starving to death...
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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    I checked my Roo all over... no signs of Anything unusual! I started him on tetracycline today. His appetite is good, but very slow moving and falling asleep standing up. We'll see what happens!
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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    I will give a thorough "look over" first thing in the morning. His poop is normal, I watched him today in the yard, standing with his head under his wing... sleeping! He later was in the pen, crouched on the ground sleeping. I tossed some cracked corn and he ate that. Oh he also stays in the hen...
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    Rooster Sick, Sleepy, Dizzy, Lathargic

    My Roo is exhibiting odd symptoms... He is very quiet, stands with his eyes closed, moves very slowly, and seems to fall over when eating from the ground. He stills seems to have an appetite and is drinking water. Any Ideas???
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    Mamma Hen Broody again

    My Hen's first batch of chicks are almost 3 month old now, they all live in the new coop with run ( I have 2). Now she is doing that broody thing again and WILL NOT TOLERATE any of her first batch! running out of space! I have thought of putting a divider inside the coop and keeping her in, on...
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    Fertile eggs for broody Hen

    Thanks so much for this link... Great Information!!!
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    Fertile eggs for broody Hen

    I am collecting fertile eggs from my girls for a broody hen. Should I just keep them at room temp or cooler? Refrigerate?? I just want to make sure my broody is serious, before I put the eggs under her.
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