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    Pecked rooster. When to introduce to hens?

    I picked up a 1-2 year old rooster from a farm that was overrun with roosters and he got pecked by the others. I attached a photo showing the damage, his skin is pink/red and clearly exposed. He has been in a wire crate inside my coop with my six hens for 24 hours now. Do I need to wait until...
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    Wounded Duck

    i feel really bad because I didn’t adequately protect my ducks from predators digging into their coop. Last night that happened, and we lost one duck. We found the other stranding in the garden. She has some wounds and seems traumatized. I cleaned her up well with Saline solution and I’m...
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    When to Reintroduce

    I believe I have a respiratory illness problem. I have a flock of six chickens. About 10 days ago I noticed that one specific Australorp started coughing (after a high wind day though). A couple of days later two more were coughing. I isolated the Australorp who was having the most problems...
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    Ducks to Chickens

    I went from having two ducks to having six small chickens. I'm hoping to end up with 4 and rehome two of them depending on who ends up being a rooster. My coop was an a-frame that started out on the ground. I raised it up to give them more run space and some roosting spots. My problem is...
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    Cockerel or Pullet

    Can anyone weigh in on whether these 6-8 week old chickens are cockerels or pullets? They are 2 buff orpingtons and 2 easter eggers. I am relatively new at this but the first one and the third seem like they may be roosters. Bird #1 Bird #2 Bird #3 Bird #4 Thanks!
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    Cockerel or Pullet?

    I got three chickens, two New Hampshire Red and one Black unknown breed (maybe you can tell what it is). I am told that they're 6-8 weeks old. I was wondering if they're likely cockerel or pullet? chicken 1 chicken 2 chicken 3
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