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  1. purefoysgirl

    Thoughts on Roosters??

    I wouldn't be without a rooster. My girls free range in the fenced yard during the day, and the roos have always alerted them to danger, overhead or otherwise. When my first roo died at 10 years old and we lost his junior roo, I got little ones. Handling them a lot helped keep them from being...
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    Pack or not pack tunneling wounds on flystrike rooster?

    I hoped for some good advice here. I see so many people being helped. I'm sorry I can't provide photos. I guess I'll just do the best I can for him and hope his wounds granulate in.
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    Pack or not pack tunneling wounds on flystrike rooster?

    I'm sorry, as I stated above, I can't get photos. He's too difficult for my mother to hold so I can take the pictures, and if I hold him, she doesn't know what she should be taking pictures of / the angle / what to include.
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    Pack or not pack tunneling wounds on flystrike rooster?

    Can anyone offer any suggestions? I really could use some help.
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    Pack or not pack tunneling wounds on flystrike rooster?

    On Sunday, September 25, I checked my rooster, Alan, once he was up on the roost because he smelled awful, had been walking around with his tail down, and wasn't acting like himself. I checked with a flashlight and saw maggots streaming across what I thought was his butt, idk it was dark and I...
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    How Long Can A Rooster Wear Breeding Muffs?

    Thank you so much! They really have made a huge difference for my hens, so I think they're a good investment. He's more of a game bird so his spurs are small but they are very sharp. If all else fails, we might try the potato method to remove the outer nail. Thank you for your reply, it was very...
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    How Long Can A Rooster Wear Breeding Muffs?

    Culling is not an option, I just really would like to get advice on the muffs. They do their job, keep his spurs from hurting anyone. I do not breed chickens, I have no interest in accidentally having more roosters and zero interest in hurting any of them. George and the other roos were part of...
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    How Long Can A Rooster Wear Breeding Muffs?

    I have 29 hens, there are only two he pays attention to. I can't in good conscience get rid of my roos to people I don't know, and no one would take them anyway. Killing them is not an option, I am not a meat eater or a killer. Thank you for your advice, but I would like to get opinions on the...
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    How Long Can A Rooster Wear Breeding Muffs?

    I recently bought some breeding muffs for my rooster, Gorgeous George, since he was tearing up my hens with his spurs (they point inwards, short and sharp). They came with zero directions and he's been wearing them comfortably without really fussing at them, but I wondered how long he could wear...
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    Hen isn't eating, has loose stool, but otherwise okay?

    Thank you! I'll try worming her in the morning. I do have some Wazine somewhere. As more lice and mites, I haven't noticed anything on any of them. They are dust-bathing maniacs! She does "chew" quite a bit whenever she eats, like she's swallowing a whole bunch after each bite, though.
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    Hen isn't eating, has loose stool, but otherwise okay?

    Hi, all, long-time lurker but first-time poster. I was hoping to appeal to wiser heads than mine since I live in an area where chickens are kept on huge farms and not attended by vets. My Isa Brown - Miss Sally - is currently (and unhappily) hanging out in a bed of straw in my bathtub because I...
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