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    Squawking Rooster

    We also had a brooder collapse. I thought maybe hardware caught in his throat?
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    Squawking Rooster

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    Squawking Rooster

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    Squawking Rooster

    I have a 4 year old rooster who has bouts of squawking and pumping and shaking his head when he drinks. No discharge of any kind. It started in June. Vet visit was diagnosed as respiratory. Did 2 rounds of baytril. He didn't improve but got lethargic and skinny. I put him back with his...
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    Sick Chickens

    I just had one put down with alot of fluid, I thought. Turned out she was full of cancer and what I was feeling were tumors. We put another down last fall thinking it was egg peritonitis. Now, I wonder if hers were tumors. I had asked for a necropsy. Not sure he did one. He called me...
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    Canerous tumors

    He put her down and I asked for a necropsy. At the time, we both thought her bowels had exploded. She seemed to be retaining alot of fluid. I couldn't get her in until close of day yesterday. She was still eating and wandering around. She even was running but with a waddle. I was shocked...
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    Canerous tumors

    Picture of my girl.
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    Canerous tumors

    I had a 3 year old silkie hen who appeared lethargic before the weekend but was still eating and free ranging. She was just slow moving. I had given her a warm Epsom bath and vitamins. That seemed to perk her up. Monday, she was off again. This time I noticed her squishy belly when I...
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    Silkie Gender

    I ended up with one hen. 7 beautiful roosters that nearly drove me crazy with all the crowing and fighting. I gave 5 away and culled one. He attacked me every time I went in the pen. That was hard. I let my favorite go. He followed me everywhere. When he heard my voice, he found me. He...
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    Silkie Gender

    May be my only pullet
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    Silkie Gender

    That is what I was hoping wasn't the case. I only have one that has neither wattles or a comb. She gets picked on the most. She doesn't spar like the rest. One still hasn't developed a comb but has very small wattles. So, I have 7 possible roosters and one hen. Last time I lucked out and...
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    Silkie Gender

    This guy started crowing this morning. So I'm pretty sure of 3 that are roosters. 5 have developed combs and 2 more are developing combs. One little girl has no wattles or combs. So, I'm pretty sure that she is a she. 2 are crowing and a third definitely appears to be a rooster.🤔
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    Silkie Gender

    I guess that's the luck of the draw. Thank you so much for your help. The black one is definitely a cockerel. He started crowing at 6 weeks but he also mimicked my hen's egg song at that age too. Little stinker. I think he's a keeper. I just don't need 6.
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    Silkie Gender

    Thank you so much. I will wait and update when I know❤
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    Silkie Gender

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