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    Rooster suddenly dies!

    Thanks Suzie! I will have an necropsy done.
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    Rooster suddenly dies!

    What about his odd breathing? Him and his brother would go through bouts of fighting. I did see him get flipped over backwards by his brother.
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    Rooster suddenly dies!

    My Rhode Island Red rooster was roosting tonight and jumped or fell off roost and died! He had been limping for about a week or so, and 2 days ago he was laying on the ground and looked like he was gasping for air with his eyes closed. I went over to him and got him up and he acted fine. My...
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    I use sand and highly recommend it! If you have free range chickens like I do, they aren't in it that long. If you don't have free range, it might be a different story. I use a cat liter scoop to clean my 8' x 8' coop. It takes me about 5 minutes to clean the coop. LOVE SAND!
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    I had a gentleman ask me if the rooster fertilized the egg after the chicken laid it! He has chickens, but no rooster.
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    Roosters Fighting

    Thanks Stiggy! I will see if any locals want a RIR rooster.
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    Roosters Fighting

    I have brother roosters. We got them from a friend. We have 4 RIR hens, 2 black hens ( I don't know what they are), and the 2 roosters. They were fine at first, but know they are fighting and drawing blood. I put one in a crate to stop their fighting. My question is should I let them...
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    How do I keep the stress level low for my adult RIR coming next week?

    A friend is giving them to us. I have an 8x8 coop with a large run (I call it a playground). They are young pullets and the roosters are brothers. These are our first chickens. I also heard that RIR roosters can be mean. I was hoping since we will have 2 roosters they will be busy with each...
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    How do I keep the stress level low for my adult RIR coming next week?

    I will be getting adult RIR (6 hens and 2 roosters) next week. What should I expect when I get them? Will they be really stressed out? How do I keep the stress at a minimum? Thanks!
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