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    Ways to manage chronic canker

    Okay here goes. My 6 or 7 year old show girl silkie rooster has been to the vet 3 times in the last 2 months for canker. His hens canker has resolved, and they are currently getting ACS (acidified copper sulfate) in Thier drinking water. And I'm worried about him, he's not loosing weight...
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    Weak 6 week old bantam

    Hey I have a chick she's about 6 weeks old and just finished a round of Albon 5% oral suspension for coccidia. Now she seems listless and off balance. Her brothers and sisters are fine. I suspect a vitamin deficiency, though an online vet suggested possible overdose. Could I get some advice on...
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    Lathargic 2 1/2 year old Brabanter hen.

    As the title states my hen Courtney, is lathargic. She hasnt laid properly in months for various reasons which will be covered below. And I'm here looking for advice, but some things to consider first. 1, shes a fancy breed with low laying expectations and she produced WAY more eggs than...
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    2 1/2 year old Brabanter lathargic and not laying.

    As the title states my hen Courtney, is having egg problems. And I'm here looking for advice, but some things to consider first. 1, shes a fancy breed with low laying expectations and she produced WAY more eggs than expected in her first 2 years with us. 2, she has lost 3 companions in the...
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    Chickens not molting.

    So heres the scoop, I have 2 indoor chickens. I have had indoor chickens for more than 10 years. My rooster turns 11 in March and his hen turns 2 in May. They are NOT MOLTING, and I have never had this problem. I know light affects when they molt but that has never been a problem for me. My...
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    10 year old rooster on the down ward slide?

    Almost 10 years ago I assisted in the hatch of a chick, it ended up being a rooster. SURPRISE! Anyway he had health check with our vet 2 weeks ago. The only concern was some yeast growth on his comb, which has been treated with a topical cream. Over the last 3 days he has eaten less and less...
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    Had to put or girl Chicken Princess down

    We had 2 chickens. A hen and a rooster. Chicken-butt, our rooster, picked Princess out of the jungle. We had no ide how old she was or what her life was like before she came to us. Last month we had to put her down. 7 months ago she started getting water belly, it set in fast. First my husband...
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    Calling Experienced hatchers in Hawaii

    This is my first hatch they were a surprise, I'm on day 7. I just candled them and they look to be developing well, the air cells are decently sized but not too big. But I'm concerned about the humidity, I have a cheap little incubator that only has temp control. I ordered a hygrometer but it...
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    Logistics of converting a cinder block building into a coop.

    I'm getting eggs in August, they will hopefully be reared by my indoor hen. But the time will come when they will need a coop. There's an old cement building that used to house a generator. At the moment its just housing junk, as far as I know. There's no front door but I can easily build a run...
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    Used Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator.

    Aloha, I'm looking for anyone who has out grown their Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator. I'm looking to start a very small flock, I already have one hen who I think is almost a year old and one rooster fully grown. My hen has shown very little interest in brooding so I want an incubator on stand by...
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    Recomened Layer/Meat bird for warm climates

    This is more about starting my flock, I have a hen and a rooster already but I'm looking to start a working flock. Full disclosure I live in Hawaii, so being able to with stand warm and wet is a must. In theory I could go catch some wild chickens, but Bantams don't make good meat brids and I'm...
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    Guess my breed because mommy has no idea

    Just wondering if anyone had any wild guesses as to my new hens breed. I know the rooster with the busted tail feathers is a Millefleur-Game bird mutt, ignore him and his travel worn feathers. I'm curious about the hen, we just got her and she was feral.
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    Baby boys got a sweet heart.

    My roo is an indoor pet, he goes everywhere with me (well everywhere that its legal to take him.) He was my little accident and up until now he has had no interest in other chickens, his flock has consisted of me, my fiance and a cat. The cat role has been filled by a number of cats, but most...
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    {Update and its good} Head tilt, dissorentation, seriously cranky bird!

    My roo is currently having head tilt and disorientation problems, he's not lethargic as a mater of fact the disorientation seems to be making him cranky. He's also wiping his head alot, and scratching at the ear he has tilted toward the ground. I'm pretty sure its not wry neck since he gets...
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    Questions about round trip shipping

    Aloha everyone, So heres my problem, I was hoping to visit my parents sometime this year and I have a hand raised pet rooster. He's three, healthy (he doesn't even have mites for crying out loud!) and has failure to launch syndrome. He can't co-habitate with other chickens, I have tried and he...
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    Rescue Remedy Pet, for those stressful times??

    I want to start by saying I would never buy something like this myself but I was offered some Rescue Remedy Pet for my rooster. It's an herbal remidy in glycerin that is used for calming animals. Chicken-Butt is hand raised, lives in my house, eats dinner with me and loves to go into town...
  17. CuriousChicken

    So I was wondering...

    Who else here has a pet rooster? I don't just mean a roo who is particularly friendly I mean a roo that climbs in your lap to get love. I ask this question out of curiosity, because I rescued a little roo about a year ago. I came upon the nest and noticed that Mama chicken was wattling around...
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    EMERGENCY!!! My bantam roo is bloodying himself. Update, its not good!

    SO I went to get lunch at the main house and when I came back 30 minutes later my Rooster Chicken-Butt had bloodied himself!! There was blood covering his face, wattles and comb, he was wiping his face on the bottom of the cage, which is what he does when he gets treats stuck to his beak. But...
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    What is my roo?

    I was wondering what the heck he is, I thought he was a Booted Bearded Mille Fleur with a little something thrown in. Now I'm thinking it a lot something else because he's buff and black... no white on his body, theres a little white on his wings but thats it not to mention no beard. On the...
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    My Roosters comb changes colors....

    My 2 month old roo's comb changes colors, from red to yellow at first I thought it had to do with his 'state of mind' like fish, but it seems there's no coloration with weather or not hes happy or angry. I was wondering if it was just because of his age or if there might be something wrong with...
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