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All three of our roosters display some behavior I am puzzled about. They will find a secluded spot, put their head in low to the ground, put their tails way up in the air, and "mumble." By mumble I mean they make a low gutteral sound. They do this in corner, in the bushes, or other place where...

Yesterday morning we had 9 hens and three rooster, divided into three families kept in separate, adjoining pens. About 4pm I heard an alarming noise. I was about 100 feet away and found Lucy freshly killed. She was a full-grown Turken, so she was the largest of our hens. She had a bloody but...

Wilma (2-1/2 yo barred rock) has gotten progressively worse...virtually unable to get around. Very sad because she seems fully alert. We might have to consider euthanizing instead of watching her waste away to nothing:( Any suggestions how one would go about this?

Wilma is a 2-1/2 year old barred rock (1 of 4). For 5 days now she's been limping and displaying difficulty /reluctance moving. She can walk and fly up on the roost, but she seems to prefer sitting on the ground. She does fly up on the roost at night. She drinks water and eagerly ate a fig...