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Thanks again for your responses. I do have low dose aspirin on hand. What would you guys recommend for dosing? For now I have gotten him into the coop pen while the chickens forage in the yard. This alone seems to be relaxing him a bit but I will work to get him I do have low dose aspirin on...

I am going to try to use the advice from the post above as well as your recommendation for baby aspirin. Thank you so much!

This is so helpful. Thank you so much!

Hello everyone, I had posted weeks ago when my rooster started to exhibit shaky legs and was sitting a lot. I have since added vitamin B supplements (Rooster Booster) and changed the food to an all flock feed rather than a layer feed due to the generous suggestions that I got from this forum...

This is good to know though heartbreaking to think about. Thank you!

I am changing their food to an all flock feed and they get a regular helping of raw veggies and fruit basically what we would be in a salad (no dressing of course lol). I also just added the Rooster Booster Vitamins and Electrolytes with lacto bacillus to their water. I am hoping that the...

Thank you for the suggestion. I have just started using Rooster Booster Vitamins and Electrolytes. B2- 32mg. B1 is 270mg. Do you think I should add an additional B1 and 2 to supplement?

I'm starting them on a vitamin powder in their water right now. Thank you for the suggestion!

Two weeks ago I shared a post regarding my rooster. He had begun sitting very often throughout the day. He has continued to eat, drink, crow, poop, and mate normally but he is still sitting very often all day. He will stand and walk when approached but then after several minutes, he will return...

Good afternoon everyone! I am just about to complete our first year of having chickens. Yesterday morning we were cleaning out their coop and I saw a little blood splattered on some of the shavings. I checked the chickens and rooster the best that I could. The rooster refuses to be handled so...

Hi everyone, I am new to keeping chickens and would love to know what your opinions/ experience has been with introducing a new rooster to your existing flock. I have 6 nearly 12 week old Australorp hens. I've been wanting to get a rooster and the one I was supposed to get disappeared from the...