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    Do I have a rooster??

    Thanks!! If he stays docile, I may hatch some chicks in the future. 🥰
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    Do I have a rooster??

    4 month old Americauna. All other chickens in the pics are the same age. This one has been noticeably bigger than the others for at least a month. I’m not sure why, but this weekend the feathers finally dawned on me. No spurs or crowing, though. Are Americauna roosters generally nice?
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    Thanks. And awesome! I didn't know they did this, but I guess I should have expected it.
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    Final update. I did switch to 16%, though that did not seem to make a different. They're all molting, too. I took two to the lab. The first died of hepatitis. The second died of lymphoma, and the report said I should consider my entire flock as exposed to Marek's ad to vaccinate all incoming...
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    Thanks! That helps. If another dies, I'll do my best to make the 90-minute drive to the nearest lab. I'm not sure I could do a necropsy; I've only processed one bird, and that was years and years ago. I'd want a tutor. XD I'm holding my eggs back until I can talk to the lab. I'm afraid it's flu...
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    Fair point. Thank you!
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    Oh dear. I hadn't thought of that! I'll get them 16% next time. Is it a good idea to go ahead and treat the whole flock with either penicillin or cephalexin? Would I need a vet to prescribe it?
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    I updated the post; they only sleep and nest in the coop. They're in the run all day every day. I let them out by 7:00 and don't close them up until after they've put themselves to bed. The closest lab is 90 minutes away. Which isn't bad, but my life doesn't allow me to randomly make that trip...
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    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    I feel like a bad flock keeper and want to throw in the towel at the moment. 1) 5yo Black Australorp rooster; 9yo Buff Orpington hen; 2-5yo Black Australorp hen; two 2yo Golden Comets 2 & 3) *Rooster just slowed down gradually; got less feisty, lost feathers, stopped eating, and eventually...
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    Advice needed - water heater, light, electric coop door?

    Resurrecting this thread. I have the same issue with the impending freezing weather here in Georgia. I'm not finding solar-powered heaters (without a multi-part, expensive setup). Would wrapping the waterers in black poly help at all? Or not so much? Otherwise, I'm stuck lugging hot water from...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    8! and 9 yesterday! The market lights seem to be working.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 today! It’s going in the right direction!
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    First night of 13-14 hour "day" light...

    My solar market lights end up being on 2 hours after sunset because we're often out. So far, all hens are on their roosts when I go to count heads and turn off the light. I do wake up to turn it on; it has a remote that works from the back door, though. But you're right; it's hard for me to go...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    1 out of 32 yesterday and the day before. It's a start!
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    I'm looking for solar lights with a timer

    Well I bought solar-powered market lights that have a remote. And I'll just have to wake up in the middle of the night to turn them on. All the timer setups look too complicated for me. I know next to nothing about wiring things together. I'll put that on my list of useful skills to learn. 👍
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