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    Is my rooster a hen?

    Hello, everyone. I got a new batch of baby chickens back in April for our pet flock and I'm loving them. We got a lot of light brahma's and one of them we can't tell if its a rooster or a hen. The evidence for it being a rooster is when it was a tiny baby it would jump and kick at our hands. It...
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    My hens are eating my rooster

    That's definitely a great idea! Luckily the hens seemed to have stopped picking on him since I started feeding them more dried grubs. I think they needed protein. But if they start again I think that little socks would be perfect. Thank you : )
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    My hens are eating my rooster

    Hello! Thank you for your input. There's been several good ideas provided in this post that will be very useful. Interestingly enough I started feeding my chickens more dried grubs and they stopped picking at my rooster. I think they were just craving protien and he was the only source. However...
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    My hens are eating my rooster

    Hello! I need help with my rooster chanticleer. About two years ago he was involved in an accident wherein he became paralyzed. Luckily after months of treatment he recovered enough to be able to walk around by himself again. He's basically all better except he still sometimes falls down when...
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    Is my chicken molting or impacted?

    I've watched her for 24 hours now and there are no other symptoms beside the tail being down sometimes. She's eating and drinking fine and seems normal. I've just put her back out with the others to see how she would behave and honestly she looks to be doing better now.
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    Is my chicken molting or impacted?

    Hello everyone! I've just joined the forum today to take some of the guess work out of caring for my chickens. One of my hens, who is a buff orpington named Queeny, started acting a bit strange but I don't know whether to be worried or not. Her symptoms are tail down SOMETIMES and also...
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