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    Silver Laced Cochins

    Thanks. That's what I thought. :( Bummer. I think I got 10 roosters and 2 hens.
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    Silver Laced Cochins

    Thanks for the help!
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    Silver Laced Cochins

    I was given a dozen hatching eggs. They are about 18 weeks now. I know for sure I have one hen[/IMG] but the rest look like roosters to me. I am hoping that I'm wrong. If they have blue feathers in their tails, does that mean they are roos? I know this one is a hen.
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    Sick and dying chickens.

    Last summer we had a few hens from a local breeder get sick and die. I sent one off for a necropsy to make sure that it wasn't Marek's disease. The results came back negative. About a month ago we had a healthy rooster all of a sudden get weak in the legs where he could not walk and he...
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    Possibly Dealing With Marek's...slowly losing flock :(

    Thanks for your input! We sent the chicken for a necropsy and they have not gotten certain tests back yet, but, so far this is what we have: " A reportedly 10 month old Lavender Orpington rooster presented for complete necropsy. The rooster had a prominent keel with scant adipose and was...
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    Possibly Dealing With Marek's...slowly losing flock :(

    We have 15 chickens right now. We have never had any problems with disease until this past Summer. I bought a dozen chicks from a local breeder in May. Within two days two of the chicks had died from cocci. She replaced them and we treated all the chicks and fora little while they seemed...
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    Intro

    Hi...I wanted to introduce myself. We have had chickens for about 4 years. We have had a great experience until recently encountering some problems. I have lurked here for a long time but finally created an account. :)
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