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    Young Rooster with Old Hens

    Someone dropped three very feral roosters off at the end of my road. Animal control was able to catch two and take them to a no kill shelter, for three weeks no one was able to catch the remaining rooster. Today, I finally caught him. He is very scared and doesn’t want to be around humans but I...
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    Swollen hock/knee?

    Aww she's so adorable in her bath! I hope everything works out for you both! She looks like she could be a buff Orpington maybe
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    Swollen hock/knee?

    That sounds crazy how they would treat a dying animal! I would call the other places before going there again if I were you. I wish my vet was closer for you, he's amazing, throughly examines my chickens, hands on with everything, explains everything to you and he's not expensive. APA is the...
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    Swollen hock/knee?

    Aww poor Peanut! I hope you have success with Peanuts recovery and the antibiotics help her! This places website says the see chickens, I don't know how close they are to you: Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center 3000 Concord Road Aston, PA 19014 610-494-2811 www.avianexoticvetpa.com I...
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    Swollen hock/knee?

    @rita77 I ended up taking Gracie to the vet, he told me her hock was deformed and to keep an eye on it in case it got any bigger. Well, a month later it did end up getting bigger and there was some heat to it since she was trying to use it so much. She also slowed down in her eating due to her...
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    Mareks Disease

    I am very sorry to hear about Leggy. I am praying and watching that the rest of my flock doesn't show signs of Marek's also. With it being so highly contagious, it's hard to say who's flock hasn't been exposed.
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    Mareks Disease

    How is Leggy doing? Even though chicks are vaccinated for Marek's, all that does is lessen the chance of them contracting the disease if they are exposed to it. It doesn't make them resistant to it. I learned that Mareks lowers the immune system so sometimes other issues such as respiratory...
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    Mareks Disease

    I took Penny to the vet yesterday and he confirmed he highly suspected Marek's Disease. He did tell me that even though I stay away from other chickens, that she could have been exposed as a chick and it was just dormant until now. We did have to put her down, she was miserable and lost the...
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    Mareks Disease

    I'm sorry to here about Leggy, I am finding that keeping chickens is very hard to keep them healthy, no matter how hard we try. I'm taking Penny to the vet on Wednesday as he is in surgery all day today but I am sure he will have to put her down. What are you doing about protecting the rest...
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    Mareks Disease

    I have a 3.5 year old dutch bantam that is showing clear signs of Mareks Disease. Both her legs are not unusable and she is refraining from eating. I have not had any new additions to my flock and I stay away from other flocks (although 4 neighbors do have chickens and I can only control...
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    Correcting Behavioral Issues

    I have 8 hens and 1 rooster but the rooster doesn't really protect the hens like he's suppose to. The Bantam does not get picked on by the others much. They all tend to pick a little at each other but not aggressively. I got the LF from a friend that was having the same issue with her, she...
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    Correcting Behavioral Issues

    I have a LF Partridge Rock that relentlessly attacks my Dutch Bantam. The LF will jump onto the Bantam's back with both feet and grab her by the feathers on the back of neck and repeatedly yank her. They are both hens and the Bantam is lower on the pecking order. Last night the LF jumped up on...
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    A Heritage of Perfection: Standard-bred Large Fowl

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    A Heritage of Perfection: Standard-bred Large Fowl

    Does anyone know of a local breeder of Plymouth Rocks (not barred) in the Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania (lower) areas? I'm looking for chicks.
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    Hertiage Chicks ONLY Wanted No Hatchery Lines

    I am searching for heritage plymouth rock chicks (not barred), orpingtons and any other breed that is LF, cold hardy and has a docile, friendly temperament. I want females, no straight run. I only want (3) chicks total and I do not agree with shipping them. I am willing to travel anywhere in...
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