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    Blood in stool, but cause doesn't seem contagious

    I'll do that! Thanks!
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    Blood in stool, but cause doesn't seem contagious

    Thanks for replying, Eggcessive. Robin-Roo has none of the symptoms you mentioned -- just a very pale comb and wattles. There was quite a bit of blood in the stool the two mornings that I saw it where he slept. I'll see if I can get a picture the next time I catch it.
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    Blood in stool, but cause doesn't seem contagious

    He's 3-4 months old. He acts completely normal in every way, so far.
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    Blood in stool, but cause doesn't seem contagious

    Five or six weeks ago, I found blood in my little Robin-Roo's poop one morning. 2 days later, I noticed that his comb and wattles were really pale. I never saw any more blood in his poop until a couple of days ago. He's always acted normal, which I realize is typical chicken behavior for as long...
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    Injured chicken is drinking a ton of water

    I have approx. a 3 month old chick that survived a hawk attack on Nov. 16. One of her legs is hurt, and there are talon marks on both wings. Although none of the wounds appears serious, the chick will only stay upright with support. I was truly surprised to find her alive the morning after...
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    Chicken with possible broken ankle

    I'm afraid we had to put him down, sorry to say. I recently had a young hen that was limping badly, and although I had her in a carrier and babied her for 3 weeks, she finally stopped eating and got listless, so we killed her, too. I have seem to have the worst luck with chickens! It seems...
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    My hen ate her babies

    I have an Orpington who ate her chicks as they hatched less than a month ago. I'm so surprised to hear you had a similar experience, considering that Orpingtons are such a gentle breed. I'm on this website to see if it could happen again because she's already broody for the second time...
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    Deep Litter Method VS Poop boards OR in addition to?

    Thank you for responding. I appreciate it!
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    Deep Litter Method VS Poop boards OR in addition to?

    I appreciate the detailed information. Thanks!
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    Deep Litter Method VS Poop boards OR in addition to?

    RonP -- You wrote that you keep 8-10 inches of pine shavings on your coop floor, and only replace it around once a year. Am I assuming correctly that every few days you cover the chicken poop with a thin fresh layer of shavings? Or do you simply turn it over?
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    Chicken with possible broken ankle

    I just re-read your reply and realized I misunderstood something. You're saying to put him in a cage within the coop so he can be with the hens, right?
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    Chicken with possible broken ankle

    I don't think it's a disease because none of the hens have gotten it. I would love to put him back in the coop, partly because I think he's depressed from being alone (after the second or third day in the carrier, he stopped eating well -- although he gobbles up the dried mealworms I got him to...
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    Chicken with possible broken ankle

    I posted a thread just over a week ago about a rooster that's around 4 months old that started limping. After 3 or 4 days, the toes on his left foot were completely curled under and he walked on the backs of his toes. We could see nothing wrong with the foot (no swelling or discoloration...
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    Rooster with hurt foot

    Nuts! I wish I had seen your post before deciding to splint his foot. My husband and I cleaned his foot a while ago, then soaked it in epsom salts with frankincense and lavender oils. I noticed that the two joints of his middle toe are knobby, but the whole toe isn't swollen. Although it...
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    Rooster with hurt foot

    I have a rooster that's around 4 months old that started limping 4 days ago. His toes on one foot are now completely curled under and he walks on the back of his toes. There are no obvious injuries (no swelling or discoloration, etc.); it appears to look just like his other foot. Other than...
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