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  1. Bad peck or something more serious?

    Bad peck or something more serious?

    Hi, yesterday i saw one of my chickens had a swollen head on one side with what seems to be dried blood around her ear. Would you say it’s just a bad peck or could it be something more? It has only been two days so I was just planning on waiting how it develops or is there anything I can do now?
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    Fowlpox or frostbite?

    Oh wow okay thank you so much for calming my nerves! Would you say the amount of peck wounds is worrying or is it normal for competitive roosters to have a few scratches? I’ve been working on training them to be more docile to strangers but hadn’t considered if they were too violent to each...
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    Fowlpox or frostbite?

    A week ago during bellow-freezing temperatures I discovered both of our roosters had black scabs on their combs, so far none of the hens have had any but I’m very worried it might be fowl pox. If it is fowl pox, should I vaccinate the hens? Unfortunately one vaccine said that you should...
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