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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    Thanks SO much for saying so! i really believe they think very highly of themselves...and i guess they should!
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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    aaawwwwwwww!!!
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    desperate to help two sick hens

    we are in pawling NY. the tractor supply here only has wazine. i saw other worming meds there but seems to be only for goats, pigs, cows, horses. there was one that included turkeys but did not say chickens. i'm going to look up a vet tomorrow because it doesn't make sense for me to keep...
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    desperate to help two sick hens

    i have been searching around on this site and am more overwhelmed and confused than ever with information, sometimes conflicting. i have one blue andalusian 1.5 yrs old who was acting very listless, not laying, not eating or drinking about a week ago. before that she was opening her mouth...
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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    awwww you're welcome....THANK YOU for reposting my beautiful bad boys! Mick and Shabba...I was so worried they would grow up to kill each other but they have enough space and only face off for the fun of it I think. They leave the kittens and the goats alone...but tag team the humans! Just...
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    Feeling Yuckie, not sure what's wrong

    Her comb is still purple on the tips...but i think it might be getting a little better. She is pooping and there is no blood or anything strange or terrible smelling...its hard to tell...her vent was all poop caked today. She is eating and drinking a little...how much do chickens drink in a...
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    Feeling Yuckie, not sure what's wrong

    thanks for all the answers! my main concern is still my sick hen though...should i repost the questions somewhere else?
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    Feeling Yuckie, not sure what's wrong

    That is another question I have. The sick hen is not molting...her feathers look fine...not even puffed out or ruffled or anything. There is another hen who looks SO ragged...all her feathers are crazy looking, sparse...short tail...i thought it was molting but someone here said 1.5 years of...
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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    mick and shabba!!!
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    Feeling Yuckie, not sure what's wrong

    hi! i'm having the same problem with my 1.5 year old blue andalusian. she has been acting listless just moping around, not her usual self. i don't think she has diarrhea but her big floppy comb is turning dark purple almost black...not frostbite. she only picks a little and drinks a little...
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    Naturally Worming Chickens

    oh boy i have a listless blue andalusian hen and her big floppy comb is getting dark purple starting at the tips...she was craning her neck and opening her mouth a lot last week but that seemed to stop only i heard its a sign of worms. she is acting so dopey. moving real slow. feed store said...
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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    we have 17 all different kind of hens and two bantam sebright roosters who are so funny and bossy and mean that i always have to go to the coop with a rake. i love them. they are mick jagger and shabba ranks. its true what everyone says...they look out for the hens, warn when there is a...
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    chickens and kittens!

    i don't know what i'm doing with this forum...so many choices...what is a "reputation"? i clicked helpful but i don't know where the comment went! well anyway i do very much appreciate your great story and pic. i am so at ease now to know that chickens are too big to be prey for cats...
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    chickens and kittens!

    and thanks for letting me know about your cats...that relaxes my mind about it!
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    chickens and kittens!

    you are probably right...and since i'm not always watching them when they're together...there may have already been some action that i'm not aware of! thanks!
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