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    Paralyzed chicken healed - Don't lose hope!

    I am so happy to have found your post. My 4 year old rooster might have Newcastle disease. I managed to nurse him through the bad breathing problems initially. Then just as he looked to be getting better, he suddenly became lame almost overnight! I brought him into the house and I have a sort of...
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    Hen with gut issues and wry neck

    I was afraid that might be it… some tumour somewhere… she waxes and wanes so much and I’ve given her antibiotics, antifungals, dewormed her… thrown the entire pharmacy at her. I don’t think I could do the deed myself. I’ll look for a vet who is confident enough to make it quick and painless...
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    Hen with gut issues and wry neck

    Chickens like Orpingtons aren’t readily available in my area. I only have 4 now… or really just 3 and a half, looking at how sick that girl is. She’s been in my living room for 6 weeks now, she’s almost part of the furniture! I’ll just keep on doing what I’m doing and hope for the best. But...
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    Hen with gut issues and wry neck

    And this is her poop… sorry for the gross pic
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    Hen with gut issues and wry neck

    This is her with a slightly improved wry neck. She has lost a lot of weight
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    Hen with gut issues and wry neck

    Chicken sick I have a 1yr old Orpington hen who has been unwell for about 6weeks now. When she first came to me as a pullet, she had coccidiosis and worms… both treated. She was laying well until 6wks ago when she laid a a fairy egg and then a soft shelled egg. She developed a fever and...
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    Calling out capon owners

    @Kabootar You’re fortunate to have been able to hone your skills on many roos. For some of us, we may just have a handful of birds in a backyard flock. In my part of the world, heritage chooks are hard to get a hold of. And if one winds up with more Roos than hens, then it’s either the pot or...
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    Caponized roo personality

    I ended up caponising one roo as a trial to see how it goes. I’ve copied and pasted my post fr another thread for anyone who might be interested. I did the procedure together with a vet friend with help from YouTube tutorials. We gave intramuscular anaesthesia which was titrated. Anyone...
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    Are my barneys all boys???

    I only caponised one of them. I’ve decided whose genes I want passed on cos he’s got the handsomest colours. The runt of the 3 was getting a little obnoxious so I caponised him. The middle child so far is not giving any problems so I’ll hold off the procedure and see how they get along. I...
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    Are my barneys all boys???

    At that stage (like in the pics), I was really holding out all hope... but they declared themselves at about 12 weeks with their feathering. This is how two of them look like now. And of course, 2 out of 3 are crowing.
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    Are my barneys all boys???

    Update: they’re all BOYS! 2 have started crowing and I just caponised the last one at 3.5months.
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    Calling out capon owners

    @Thechickentrainer1999 I know where you are coming from because I wound up with 4 Roos and 2 hens in my present flock. I searched this forum and many other places for info on capons as well as the procedure. As OP has mentioned, not much from actual owners... a lot of it was just postulates...
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    Double Laced Silver Barnevelders

    Any updates as to whether they were indeed all Roos?
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    Caponized roo personality

    Avian vets for backyard chickens is a niche obviously begging to be filled. @GerbilsOnToast, it would be great if I could bring my Roos over to you for their snip-snip!:p
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    Caponized roo personality

    The pellet implant is called Suprelorin and I was told by the vet that it costs about $100 and lasts 3-6mth only. But it is really hard to find a vet willing to take the risk with surgical caponisation.
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