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    Drunk rooster?!

    My rooster is about 4 years old. I noticed he had been laying around more the last few days, but it's just gotten cold so I thought maybe the weather change had something to do with it. Just now I went out to feed them and he was sitting in the yard kinda leaned back on his butt with his tail...
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    Who Has Pics of Their Rooster Sleeping on the Job?

    I have seen my boys flog a hawk out of the air. They are wonderful roosters, but they definitely have a blooper reel! Does anyone else have pictures of their roosters sleeping on the job?
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    Chickens Keep Dying Help?

    Over the last year or so we have had 7 birds die suddenly. By suddenly, I mean that they were totally fine, then got sleepy acting for a couple of days, then they were dead. They have no symptoms other than being extremely emaciated at death. It's like they just decide to stop eating and within...
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    Horribly Bareback Hens Help?

    I have a flock of 24. There is no question that my main roo has enough options. However, for whatever reason there are 3 specific ladies that he likes more than anyone else. Maybe because they are at the bottom of the totem pole, so are easy targets. These poor girls look half plucked. I have...
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    HELP!! chick has just pipped opposite from air sac!!

    This egg was accidentally put into he incubator upside down (it was hard to tell which end was the point). Unfortunately I did not notice the air sac location till I was locking down (it's my first time) The chick has pipped totally opposite from the air sac and has not yet broken the...
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    Can't kick this sour crop?

    So a few weeks ago I got some hens about 2 years old. They had never free ranged before and long story short two of them developed sour crop about 2 weeks ago. Since then, I have tried every trick in the book. Oil, yogurt, red wine, massage, yeast infection cream, even antibiotics for a whole...
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    Does sour crop come with green poop? (Warning- poo pic)

    Out of my 2 girls with sour crop, the worst one has been having green poops. The poops looks slightly more soft than normal, but are not diarrhea. (In the pic she has stepped in it before I could get a pic) They sometimes almost have a blue-ish green tint. Is this sour crop related or something...
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    Sour Crop Question

    I am currently treating 2 hens with sour crop. They are older (like 2 years) and they are the first cases of sour crop I have ever seen. From searching online, I tried to vomit them- got a little bit of gross yellowish-white fluid out, but stopped and was not able to empty the crop. They were...
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    Treating sour crop AND respiratory infection? Please help!

    I have been trying to battle some type of respiratory infection for over a month now. Symptoms were minor- only a couple of the birds ever showed symptoms (sneezing, minimal rattle at night). Now this morning I just got ahold of a hen whose crop looked suspiciously large for that time of...
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    Chicken safe way to kill fleas in yard?

    Lately I have been having a severe struggle with my dogs having fleas. I have tried everything to get the fleas off of them, even going so far as the more chemical type flea bath. I usually try to stay all natural with everything, especially when it comes to my animals. At this point I am...
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    Possible Sour Crop help?

    I have a small hen who is chronically broody. I am constantly bringing her off the nest. It has literally been all spring and summer of this. I have a closed flock due to an instance of lymphoid leukosis earlier this year, so definitely not able to give her babies. Issue is, I just went to get...
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    Underweight hens?

    I have noticed that several of my hens feel too thin. Their keel bone is pointed and protruding more than what feels normal. I have realized this seems to be happening to the girls that rank at the bottom of the pecking order. Is it possible that they are not getting to eat due to being lower...
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    What type of respiratory issue is this?

    I have one rooster who I suspect of a respiratory issue. No one else seems to have any symptoms. His symptoms: change in voice-his crow became quieter and more high-pitched and strained sounding ; I also listened for his breathing last night on the roost and at times he sounded like he had...
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    Rooster's crow suddenly sounds weak?

    I just noticed all of a sudden this week that my biggest roo's crow sounds weak, quieter, and higher pitched. He is barely over a year old. Usually his crow is super loud and one of the strongest crows I have ever heard. Now he sounds like a cockerel in puberty or something. What can be causing...
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    Please advise on what to do with this nest!

    So I have a special breeding plan. I do not breed any hens that are less than a year old/have not been through their (at least) first moult. I always use an incubator, and I keep the Chicks away from the flock until about 6mos old. The purpose of these measures is breeding for resistance to...
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    Sneezing Chicken?

    This morning as I was doing the usual chicken chores I noticed that I kept hearing a chicken sneezing. I didn't pay attention at first, as I know an occasional sneeze attack is not a big deal. However, the longer I was out there, I noticed that I was hearing an unusual number of sneezes. I think...
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    Chronically Broody Hen

    I have one little hen (Orpington) who seems to be broody ALL the time. This has been going on since about October. The first time I realized she was broody, she had pulled out all of her tummy feathers. I battled with her for a couple of days before deciding to put her in our "broody breaker"...
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    Going out of town...

    DH and I are going out of town this coming weekend for my sister's college graduation. My flock typically free ranges. I am worried about leaving them with zero supervision for an extended period of time. They go to the coop at night fine, but sometimes wander off during the day. The normal...
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    Rooster Pecking Order?

    I have 3 roosters. One of them has just recently come of age- he is about 10 months old. They all get along great and there was a clear rooster hierarchy. I had to remove one of my older boys for literally less than 48 hours to treat him for some frostbite back at the end of winter. Well that...
  20. katelk

    Orpington Genetics Question

    I tried posting this on the Jubilee Orp thread a few days ago, but no one seems to be on there much. I am trying to learn more about jubilee orpington genetics. If I have a blackXjubilee orp hen that shows black and a blackXchocolate orp Roo that shows black, will I ever get jubilee Orps, or...
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