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    Chimera rooster or something else?

    I hatched a batch of eggs from my flock in February this year and ended up with a very strange looking chick. My flock consists of purebred standard hens with a purebred silkie rooster and purebred polish rooster. This chick hatched out with one black leg with extra toe and one normal colored...
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    Bloody Droppings

    After my last post I witnessed my rooster having a bloody stool in the run. He started showing signs of lethargy shortly after. I decided to get in contact with our avian vet and had a fecal ran on the droppings. She said there are no sign of Coccidiosis or parasites. She confirmed that it is...
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    Bloody Droppings

    This morning I found a similar scene under the roost. I believe it is my rooster. The first blood spot was where he sleeps every night but I moved him last night when I was inspecting them and the new spot is where I put him to sleep last night. At this point I am going to say it is definetly...
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    Bloody Droppings

    I just did a full inspection on all the chickens and couldn't find anything :( all their feet, vents, combs, waddles look great. No sign of blood on anyone's feathers. I did a full coop cleaning this afternoon as well, so if any new blood appears overnight it should be obvious. Not sure what to...
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    Bloody Droppings

    Thanks for the response. It was concerning because of its placment - right under the roost. They were all hiding in there earlier today during a downpour so there is a good chance some pecking may have occurred. Nobody is actively bleeding and I have not seen any blood or bloody droppings out in...
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    Bloody Droppings

    Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to chicken keeping and this forum. My flock of 30 ranges from 2 weeks to 1 year of age. I noticed this afternoon that there was some very bloody what appeared to be droppings under the roost in my large coop. I've never seen anything like this and it looks very...
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