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    New and taking over a coop

    Depending on your dogs temperment, you may be able to train them to coexist. I have a very rambunctious standard poodle as well as a terrier mix (who I suspect has a bully breed in his ancestry) and both completely ignore the chickens. They’ve been coexisting for 9 years. The poodle even goes in...
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    Best Rooster Names?

    He is lovely :) what kind if tips are you looking for?
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    Best Rooster Names?

    Doodle Doo who met his untimely demise when he protected the girls from a cat. And his father, Big Daddy who the neighbours monster rooster killed. Mine were both tiny banties and got along great and were really good boyfriends to all the girls. No one else has come close to filling their spurs...
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    Favourite coop feature and anything you'd like to change.

    If you could redo your coop what would you change? What are you glad you did? Must haves for future coops?
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    And cider vinegar in his water.
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    I believe it was nystatin... Does that sound right? Or maybe it was diflucan, it was awhile ago and my memory is a bit foggy. And I fed him yougurt and scrambled eggs and peas and corn along with his regular pellets.
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    Antifungals, yes. No oral antibiotics. The appearance of the poop scab never changed, and it didn't look infected. Just... Weird. The vet felt it was a type of cancer. A weepy weird cancer that poop stuck to. He was soaking in warm saltwater for 20-30 minutes at least once, sometimes twice a...
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    I did use the betadine on him as well as polysporin ointment. I also used lots of stuff for yeast. the local pharmacist was very helpful. The antibiotic the vet put my sick hen on was tetracycline. He was a very sweet, gentle rooster. It really was a shame. He was very hen pecked and lonely in...
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    Bahahaha!! I just reread what I posted! Too funny. Sorry, I was using voice to text on my iPhone as I just jammed my hand in a door and typing hurts. And although, coincidentally, my hand *does* hurt, neither one of them has died. :lol: (yet) although the third hand is looking a bit funny...
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    By any chance, is your guy a banty?
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    Hi there, sorry to hear you are having poop problems. I bath my rooster for months and months and months twice a day and gave him regular enemas and applied Polysporin all around the edges. It never did clear up. I eventually had a problem with three of my hands coming down with peritonitis two...
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    Why do you raise chickens?

    I've been vegetarian for over 10 years now and my main reasons initially were because I disagreed with factory farming. Cutting meat out was easy but I'm not organized enough to become vegan. Too much effort. So I want to have eggs that I know came from happy birds, my girls and roosters are...
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    I think the soaking is helping! Part of the poop/callus ring thing came off! Yay! It looks a wee bit better or at least smaller... Thanks for replying casportpony. Not sure what betadine is but I will get some monistat or canesten tomorrow. I think the polysporin is helping the tissue...
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    How did you deal with her casportpony? This is a too so I'm not too worried about egg laying.
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    Poop plug (yuck)

    And the link that sd bird lady posted looks exactly like the same thing my rooster has. I have messaged the op of that thread asking how things turned out. Hope I hear back soon. Better go tuck everyone into bed. I'll post more lovely pictures for everyone's viewing pleasure (not!) Thanks...
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