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    If chicks are DOA, would McMurray hatchery replace them?

    They usually ship one or two extras just to make sure
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    Young rooster unsteady walking som

    We’ve separated it off for a while. It’s feathers are starting to grow back. It seems happier and anxious to go when the rest of the flock goes out to play but we’ve kept it separated. It was vaccinated for marek’s. It seems a little better but still not real steady on it’s feet. It has been...
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    Young rooster unsteady walking som

    We’ve separated it. We’ve seen it drinking a fair amount. Not eating but will continue to watch. Thank you
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    Young rooster unsteady walking som

    We have a 4 month old polish rooster having sudden difficulties walking and balancing. It doesn't move very far and even falls over sometimes. We also noticed its head feathers are missing and it’s being pecked on occasionally. Since the missing head feathers and the balance issues came about...
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    Chicken blocks the door every night

    Nope, the Buff Brahma is a hen.
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    Chicken blocks the door every night

    Thank you, Cavemanrich. No, there’s no aggression towards the pullets and this is a fairly new habit. I will try a light and see if it makes a difference. Thanks again.
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    Chicken blocks the door every night

    Hello. We have a fairly new flock. We have seven hens around five months old and eight younger pullets all living in a fairly large coop. We have one Buff Brahma that, every night, it sits down in the doorway and blocks the remaining chickens (usually only one or two) from getting into the coop...
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