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    Young Rooster Lethargic, Eats Little, Watery Poop.. Help Needed

    Hello Everyone, I have a six month old rooster who over the course of three days became lethargic. He eats very little, and his poop has yellow-tan liquid with a little white slime and a few green flecks from his food. He has lost a lot of weight. His comb is still red and his feathers are...
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    How old should a rooster be to introduce it to a new flock?

    Hello everyone, We have 4-5 young roosters from a clutch of eggs that one of our broody Speckled Sussex hens hatched out 10 weeks ago. We will be needing to find homes for most of these roosters since we do not want to eat them. We are wondering - what age is best for relocating them into a new...
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    Our Speckled's Eggs are Hatching as I Write This! Several Questions!

    Hello Everyone, The day of hatching has arrived, a few days earlier than my wife and I were expecting, and I have some questions about how to best help our Speckled Sussex Matilda raise her chicks. I looked in the Learning Center for info on hens with their chicks but did not find anything...
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    New Member Asking: How Much Protection Can I Expect From a Rooster?

    I have heard about roosters fighting to the death if necessary to protect the flock - sounds like a great idea! And yet our rooster has apparently gotten out of the way on two occasions when a neighborhood dog came and killed our chickens. The second attack occurred yesterday when I was in the...
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