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Yes he is on the meds the vet gave us. Batryl (sp) for the antibiotic and a pain med. I will try to repost the pictures later today.

Here are the some pictures of my rooster... Hopefully these pictures will help with identifying what is going on here..

Does gout affect a rooster's leg? Could this be the cause of his leg being weak? I have also noticed that on both of his legs that there is a red lines on them? He had this before and the vet had told me that it was a sign of infection.(first time he was sick) And it seems to be that the red has...

His diet consists of Layena mesh and cracked corn with occasioal bread. When he was sick before he did not make any normal rooster noises of any sort... but with the whatever he has now, he still makes his noises.(except for crowing) He eats and drinks as if nothing is wrong, and that is the...

I would like to start off by saying that I am very new to raising chickens. All of my chickens are about 7-8 months old... There has been no problems except for my sick rooster.. About two and a half months ago my rooster had gotten ill for the first time. I had broughten him to the vet...

Thanks. One more question... I want to the chickens so I can get the eggs. So obviously, I have to seperate the hens and roosters in the coop right? I was thinking of spliting the coop in half and the run, will this be okay or do the roosters have to be out of site with the hens? Also, I was...

Ok, well im new at raising chickens! So far I have a total of 26 baby chicks, 6 Black Australorps,12 Rhode Island Reds and 8 Golden Comets. Right now the Rhode Island Reds and Golden Comets are about 3 weeks old, while the Black Australorps are about a week and a half old. Right now they are in...