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Thanks so much for all your help! That helps a lot. For the future, when do most of you butcher your cockrels? I don't exactly know how many I have. 4 are certainly cockrels, my Polish one seems like one, but I've never seen it crow and I can't be certain. About 3-4 of them are still a...

Help! I've been reading your advice to others on peck order fighting. Most of it says, "Just don't watch and it will all work out, as long as there's no bleeding." Okay - now, what do I do if there IS bleeding? Our Leghorn pullet was attacked by a RR cockrel, leaving a huge gash in the ear...

No. I'm so upset. He was dead when I went in this morning. Now I have three chickens in the coop who take a few steps, then drop to the ground, roll on their sides, and stretch out their legs. Then, they get up, pick at their wings, take a few steps and do it all again. I'm beside myself! I...

Okay, I finally got him to drink some water and about a half hour later, he pooped. Very small, certainly diarrhea. The first one was dark, spruce green. The second little one was light tan colored. There was no sign of blood in either one. Any ideas?

This is my first time raising chickens and I think I am losing one. I've thought I was losing one ever since I got them - my husband thinks I'm crazy. But this time, I don't think it's chicken hypochondria. I have a dozen straight-run chicks in four varieties. They are nearly 8 weeks old...