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    Rooster has a broken beak (straight across the lower beak, very close to the face)

    Somehow it healed up almost completely on its own. I still don’t totally understand how, but it just closed over time. Their beaks are kind of like fingernails, always growing and able to repair themselves to a degree. So I’d bet your roo’s chipped beak will heal just fine too!
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    Rooster has a broken beak (straight across the lower beak, very close to the face)

    Thanks for weighing in! Unfortunately, on closer inspection (and after talking to my daughter about what she remembers), I think he has had this injury for a couple of weeks. It's already healing in the position it's in. I don't know that there's anything I can do :(
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    Rooster has a broken beak (straight across the lower beak, very close to the face)

    I realized something was wrong yesterday when my rooster was being particularly aggressive with the hens and ducks about food. Then I noticed that his beak was not closing. On closer inspection, that was because the lower beak is cracked all the way across, so it bends downward, creating a gap...
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    Sour Crop not clearing up

    Thanks, I'll check it out :)
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    Sour Crop not clearing up

    One of our chickens (just under a year old) was acting sluggish last week which turned out to be sour crop (large squishy crop and stinky breathe, plus vomit as soon as we started massaging the crop). We vomited her a few times and gave her ACV water but withheld food for about 24hrs. Then we...
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    Buff Orpington acting Aggressive- Is she a he?

    Thanks everyone. I guess we just have a tomboy!
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    Buff Orpington acting Aggressive- Is she a he?

    I have a few more pictures. I hope they help. For some reason my chickens just won't stand still for the camera :P
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    Buff Orpington acting Aggressive- Is she a he?

    Whoops, should have mentioned they are about 16-17 weeks in these pictures :)
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    Buff Orpington acting Aggressive- Is she a he?

    Hey everyone! I'd love to know what your thoughts are on our Buff Orpingtons. One has been acting aggressively toward my 2 yr old especially but is generally always trying to "hold her ground" to everyone. The one I'm concerned about is the Orp with the larger, redder comb and wattle...
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