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    What breeds have protective roosters?

    my orpington roosters have been very protective of the hens and very gentle with hens and owners the hens love them
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    fly problem

    keeping their area as dry as possible helps a lot, I have quite a few ducks and in hot humid weather flys are a problem, also spilled feed attracts them. I have limed heavily wet areas and keep moving their water to dryer areas cooler fall weather will help
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    lame roosters

    I have put the two roosters in pen by themselves and have started carprofen, not sure of dosage but crushed a 100 ml tablet and mixed with chopped hard boiled eggs and tomato, they had been getting layer pellets and scratch as were with hens. have changed feed to just scratch will continue eggs...
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    lame roosters

    have two black orpington roosters father and son, older one is about year and half old, both legs look larger than normal and joints warm and sore, sleeps on floor now. younger one is about 6 months old and lame sore joint on one leg also started sleeping on floor. any ideas and anything I can...
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    lame roosters

    have a year old black orpington rooster that has developed large legs and sore joints no longer roosts,have a 5 month old son of his that has same symptoms in one leg and also now sleeps on floor. wonder if anything I can do for them . some days get along normally but other days do not move as...
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