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    Ear infection in rooster

    Hi there. This was so long ago that I'm having a hard time remembering. I do know that I had him on a few rounds of Clavamox. That dried him up so that I was able to pull all the gunk out with tweezers. You wouldn't believe how much came out of his ears!!! I am still stunned to this day. And...
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    Gentle Rooster getting Bullied

    Thank you all so much for your feedback. I never thought of it in a way that Monty is more comfortable with the situation than I am. I am just concerned about him eating enough. He's lost muscle and needs to gain some weight. But he seems otherwise fine. No blood has been shed. I'm still crating...
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    Gentle Rooster getting Bullied

    Current flock: I have a very gentle black Orpington Rooster (Monty). He has a hatch mate, Stewie. We have 5 young hens and 1 old hen (no one messes with her so I don't think she counts). We have an elderly guinea hen and rooster (pets) but they are pretty irrelevant as far as flock dynamics go...
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    Ear wax? Ear Pus? How to treat.

    I know this is a really old thread, but I'm wondering what your vet did for your rooster? My rooster has the same thing and I have no vets here with experience in birds. Help!
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    Ear infection in rooster

    Hi there, I know this is a while past when you wrote your post, but I would like to know what happened with your rooster? I am having the same problem with mine. He was on 10 days of Clavamox ($50!! good thing he's my pet), it cleared up but now, two days after stopping the meds they are getting...
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    Chicken with bare skin in Winter - How to Manage?

    Thank you for your response! Yes I had thought of that for their backs, but a couple of them have naked bums. I have treated for every parasite in the book. I see chicken diapers, but I don't want to prevent them from pooping or laying an egg so maybe I could cut a hole in it.. hmmm now you've...
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    Chicken with bare skin in Winter - How to Manage?

    I have a couple chickens that have large patches without feathers. I have been trying to figure out why but I fear even if I could, they would not have feathers in these areas for winter. Here in upstate NY it gets below freezing regularly and I worry about them keeping warm, even with a heat...
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    Feather Loss?

    I wish it were just molting but they've been like this most of this year I've tried treating for mites but it hasn't seemed to work. I don't see anyone pecking at each other and my rooster doesn't pluck their feathers that I know of. I haven't seen him grab anything but the neck feathers. I...
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    Feather Loss?

    Hi Kim, Did you ever figure out what the problem was with your chicken? Did the feathers come back? I'm having this problem with my chickens right now and I'm trying to figure out what is wrong. Looks just like your pictures. any help is appreciated!! I need to get some feathers on these poor...
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    Dust Bath with Sevin, DE, and ash?

    Hi everyone, I suspect my chickens have mites. They have lost many feathers in patchy areas and they just will not grow back. I need them to grow back before winter! I have used Frontline spray under their wings but I did not reapply so I am not sure if it had started working or not. I will...
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    Frostbite - What Happens

    Yeah it's definitely frostbite. The top half of his comb got it too.. very purple. We had -15 here the other night when it happened. Had a heat lamp in there, but he's not the brightest thing in the world and insisted on sleeping in the corner instead of under the light. The next morning...
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    Frostbite - What Happens

    I have the same problem. However, this morning as I was putting on his ointment, I noticed that both his wattles are severely swollen, and swollen under them the size of a golf ball. Poor baby, it hurts him so much, and it is so very hot! It's only been since the night before last when it...
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    Infected Wound on Tail

    Thank you so much for your reply! I checked her last night and her tail has now crusted over. It is no longer bleeding, and it doesn't look as though anyone has picked through it recently. There is some black - but I think it is dried blood. I am hesitant to soak it to remove the "scab" now...
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    Infected Wound on Tail

    Hi everyone, A couple days ago I noticed that my chicken has had most of her tail feathers broken off at the base. I am sure some were pulled right out, but many still have the ends inside. She was bleeding but I left it, figuring I'd keep an eye on her to see if it would heal on its own...
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