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    South Central Pennsylvania - four young roosters free to good home

    Big, beautiful young roosters - two are red and white ("red pyle") and two are red and black - are in need of good home and hens of their own. These roos were hatched on our property on July 21, 2015. They are friendly to humans and very protective of their ladies - one of them attacked a skunk...
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    Skunk attack

    No, I ran it off, and washed my hands after handling the bird. Also I had a rabies vaccine three years ago; just to be safe I'll go get my titer tested. Thanks for the heads-up. But, I still need to get her some antibiotics, I'm told that Pen-G veterinary penicillin is the thing... does anybody...
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    Skunk attack

    What kind of antibiotic do I need for a skunk-bitten chicken ? We got woke up half an hour ago by a ruckus in the chicken yard - a skunk was out there, and had one of our young pullets by the neck, while one of this year's hatchling, barely-able-to-crow roosters was attempting to defend her. I...
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    So this is weird... (very odd egg)

    One of our hens laid one just like this the other day.
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    egg weight?

    Thelma, my year-old Cornish cross hen, regularly lays eggs that weigh from 3 - 3 3/4 oz! They're so big that I can use one of them to replace two medium eggs in recipies, and they usually only have a single yolk.
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    Rooster trying to teach my dog to attack

    Quote: And keep in mind, if the dog is hesitant about defending himself, the roo could very easily injure or even blind the dog.
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