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    Help! Rooster fight left seriously injured chickens

    Hello all! Hoping you can help with a quandary. I’ve got 3 roosters I accidentally ended up with to my 6 hens. I’ve been trying to rehome them with no luck since I realized they were males and last night they got into a fight that left one very injured - bloody and missing an eye, not doing...
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    Hello from NJ! Moving to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

    Doug, I’m relocating to the same area. I was curious what you found out!
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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

    Ohh.. ok, well that is good to know! She’s with another hen laying an egg, so I will check to see how she does! I thought if she wasn’t already laying on one, it might mean she was sick. Thank you both!
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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

    Also, no new chickens in the coop, and she’s at the top of the social ladder with this group
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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

    When I took her out, she stood around confused for a little while, and then a few minutes later she went back to a nesting box. Right now she’s holding her ground with a hen who wants to lay an egg in her box
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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

    Thank you for the response! She is about 2 years old and is some sort of mixed breed- looks like an olive egger. She is sitting in a nesting box and doesn’t seem to be bothered by me touching her or looking to feel if there are eggs underneath her. I’m in western Wisconsin; the weather here...
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    Hen won’t leave coop- but hasn’t laid an egg

    Not sure what is wrong with my most (typically) outgoing hen. Won’t come out for treats or free ranging for two days.. but she doesn’t seem to be laying any eggs or sitting on other eggs. Any ideas to see what else is wrong? No obvious injuries
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    Help! Rooster’s Nails have fallen out!

    Oh yes, I have Neosporin. I can do that!
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    Help! Rooster’s Nails have fallen out!

    Great! I will do that. He wouldn’t let me pick him up earlier but I will try to get him while he is roosting. What kind of antibacterial ointment is safe for chickens?
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    Help! Rooster’s Nails have fallen out!

    Hi All- I was checking on my flock today and saw that a few of my roosters nails (not spurs) on one foot have fallen out. They don’t look infected or bloody, but several weeks ago I did notice that he had one bloody nail, but didn’t realize there was a major issue. He doesn’t look like he’s...
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    Roosters battling each other more in spring?

    They really don’t bother him at all, but if he tries to mate with them, they usually tell him to get lost. I think they would be ok with him, he’s just never been the alpha leader that they follow before. He’ll call to them about pointing out food but he’s not necessarily as aware of incoming...
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    Roosters battling each other more in spring?

    I’m wondering if I can get rid of the copper maran and keep the silkie.. but do you think the hens would hurt him because of his size?
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    Roosters battling each other more in spring?

    Do you think a silkie would be a good rooster for a flock? Or do they make poor caretakers? My copper maran is very mean and kind of dangerous, but is good to protect the hens.
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    Roosters battling each other more in spring?

    I found them fighting this morning and separated them. No major injuries, but bigger rooster pecked the silkie’s Head, so I could see a tiny bit of blood. Hoping maybe in time we can try putting them together again when the hormones go down a bit. :(.
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