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    I've Had It!! Killing Roosters When I Get Home

    I caught my two roosters fighting in the bachelor pad yesterday afternoon. I split them up and hoped the night would cool them off. This morning they were at it again. Blood in their water trough, and running down their heads. So I took one and put him in a separate pen for the day. I have...
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    hard "paste" on chicks butts what do i do?

    I recently lost three new chickens this way. For the third one, I went to the vet and was told to bathe the butt with warm salty water and use a cotton bud to clean off the paste. If this works, good. If not, the chicken does not have a properly formed vent and will die no matter what you do...
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    Breeding plans-->cock:hen ratios-->fighting

    I am in the same predicament. I had 3 roosters in a bachelors pen. I had to turn one into soup as two of them started fighting (looked as if they would go to the death). The 2 roosters left, (1 Rhode Island red 1 black Australorpe) I would like to breed. The main pen has a Rhode Island Red...
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