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My sister posted a missing rooster online.
But, I think I may have figured out whose rooster he is and most likely they dumped him.
I would keep him but I don't think we are allowed to have roosters.
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I am not sure to post this. I found a RIR rooster this morning. It was being chased by some large dogs a few blocks over, so I took him home. He is in a crate separated from my hens (don't want them to catch any disease). He seems healthy except for some black on his comb. I've had...
The necropsy findings just came in today. She died of fatty liver disease. They only eat layer crumbles and the occasional vegetable scraps and run around the whole backyard. Not sure how this happened.
Thank you for your kind words and support. Yes, they do have shade and access to cool water. There is a large dog crate in a spare room I usually put them in on hot days.
I've been really upset with myself over this. But, I am wondering if there may have been something else going on. The...
At least it wasn't something contagious. I still have the other three hens. The thing is, they either live to be 7 or 8 or die before 3. She was going to be 3 in July.
I feel so terrible. I always make sure to bring them in on hot days. Just didn't get to her in time. She got caught in one of my covered vegetable beds and couldn't get out. She dug it up quite a bit, so she must have felt fine up until this happened. I also highly suspected she was starting...