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    Help, my rooster got frostbite!

    I've been doing some reading on riboflavin (B2) deficiency and how it can have similar characteristics of Mareks disease. I gave my rooster some yogurt tonight (one site said it has vitamin b in it) and I'll get him some Poly-vi-sol liquid baby vitamins tomorrow to help with curly toes or leg...
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    Help, my rooster got frostbite!

    Thanks so much for the info. We've raised our watered so they stay out of it and I'll be putting up some more wind blocks today as well. He's still not using his left leg so he's hanging out in the house right now in our dog kennel. I truly hope he gets back to normal soon. His girls miss him.
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    Help, my rooster got frostbite!

    Our feathered babies are about 8 months old. They've been very healthy and happy. It got down to about 20 last night. Our rooster was in the doorway to the little coop and he got frostbite on his comb and he couldn't stand this morning. His body was so cold to touch. I brought him inside and...
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    Cleaning Chicken Poop In Coop!

    I'm new to having chickens but mine have a grass and dirt floor area outside where my 6 like to hang out. I've had no smell and no apparent piles of poop so I'm wondering, do I need to be fussing over this or just let nature take its course? Should I put pine shavings down for them or just let...
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    HELP!!!!!! Chickens with LICE

    Are you saying you just sprinkle sevin on the ground where they play? Or do you have it hanging in some pantyhose as someone else suggested? Is there an age they should be before using? Mine are about 12 weeks. We don't have any ailments at this point but would like to try to prevent them as...
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