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    Help! Chickens getting pecked!

    Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try to set up an "obstacle course" for them to play on. As far as evidence - every night when I go out to the coop some of the hens have red backs (near the tail feathers). And sometimes they're bloody. The hen problem mostly started right before we got rid of...
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    Help! Chickens getting pecked!

    Hi everyone! I am having a pecking problem that seems to be growing. It started with the roo (he was the only one getting pecked), but we recently got rid of both roosters - now it seems to be moving to other hens. Let me give you any background I can to make help easier. We currently have 20...
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    Rooster getting picked - maybe hens now

    I have a rooster who started getting pecked about a month ago - I assumed by the Alpha rooster. We've been applying Blu-Kote, but it's not helping. His butt is bare and pretty raw. Interestingly enough, the only chicken w/ blood and/or blu-kote on their beak is the "victim" rooster. Could it be...
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    We're getting eggs - now what?

    Thanks for everyone's replies. I will try to return the feed - nothing has been opened and get the layer crumbles because I'm fairly certain it is medicated. I hadn't thought of that before! You don't know how helpful y'all have been in answering all of my questions - I really appreciate it...
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    We're getting eggs - now what?

    First of all, I'm new to raising chickens and fairly new to BYC (y'all helped me with some rooster problems a few weeks ago - thanks!). I apologize for not obeying the cardinal rule of msg boards and searching through the threads for answers - I've got a toddler who won't "let" me. So, after 5...
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    Thanks everyone for all of the help! This chicken raising stuff is very new to me (though I grew up on a cattle ranch). I was worried when I posted yesterday and instantly got a lot of helpful responses. Thank you for that! I'm still learning about everything (mostly from this forum) and...
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    Glad to hear I'm not the only one this has happened to. We werent able to unwind it because it was on tight and looped around - but cutting the loop freed it. It just took a while for the rest of the string to fall off. He's looking better tonight - acting his normal self. What a day!
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    I never knew there was so much to know about chickens! This is our first time owning them - we're having fun, except when stuff like this happens! I just hate to see them in any kind of pain. I do have some tupperware containers - perhaps I'll bring him inside (maybe along with the rooster...
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    We just went outside and checked on him. I held him while my husband opened his beak. His tongue looks okay - there wasnt any evidence of the string. I'm sure he's going to be sore (I have no idea how long he was tied up) - that may be why he wasn't eating the lettuce. I need to find a dog...
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    Thanks! If I did bring him in, how would I contain him? Sorry for the dumb question, but he's 16 wks old and big.
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    Rooster got his tongue tangled in a string! Help!

    Hi All! I am new to BYC (though I've lurked for several months). This morning I went out to the coop to check on a rooster that had been pecked (I got Blu Kote this morning) only to discover that another rooster was lying on the ground with a string (that was attached to the coop door) tightly...
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