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    Growth/lump/rock like thing INSIDE one side of wattle

    Hi everyone! My dixie rainbow roo looks like he has a rock stuck in his wattle or maybe a growth or something. It's very hard but when I touched it he didn't seem to care at all. It isn't bleeding or oozing and there's no pus. He's eating, drinking, and struttin' his stuff - no sign of...
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    Stick tight fleas!

    Okay, so we moved into our homestead two years ago and our chickens have always had a FEW fleas. Like, really, just maybe a few. Nothing to worry about. WELL two weeks ago my husband and I realized that some of our ladies were COVERED in them. I FLIPPED OUT. Have you ever been bitten by a stick...
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    Odd behavior

    Hi everyone! I have 9 hens and 2 Drake's. Every time Drake 1 mates with a female drake 2 comes up behind them and starts plucking out/plucking at the hens vent feathers. It's always Drake 2 who plucks and pokes, never Drake 1. Is this normal? I'm thinking my ratio may be better at 9:1, but I...
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