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I'll give them a few weeks and if things get bad I'll cross that bridge when I get there

i mean gender, not breed

I guess it's their policy to provide an extra rooster in case there was an error while determining their breed. Also they are both Buff orpingtons, which are usually pretty nice in general.

Hello, So just today we went to pick up baby chicks, and this is the first year we decided to get a rooster. But the chick provider gave us 2 males, and said that they always provide an extra rooster. So if they both grow up into roosters, will they cause problems and fight? Or will they get...

Thankfully no, just dry pieces of skin. I'm gonna take a closer look tomorrow.

It's been a month and she's still okay. Don't think she's fully healed yet though, there are still strands of dry skin sticking out.

How long have they been laying eggs? It could be because they are just starting to lay eggs.

Thanks. We applied some hydrogen peroxide to the wound and It's looking like shes gonna be OK. We're mixing electrolytes in her water and keeping her in the horse trailer overnight so the other chickens cant pick on the wound.

Hello, Just today, we noticed that one of our Red Stars had most of its wing ripped off. We're not sure when or how it happened, because we weren't home for the last few days. Its acting normal and doing its normal activities with the rest of the flock. What the best treatment for this? Thanks

sorry to hear that.... on the bright side he's in that giant birdhouse in the sky now :D

This year for the fair, I'm doing a project on the Avian flu, since there has been an outbreak in the US. I'm just beginning my research, so I would appreciate any tips/suggestions/facts about it! :)

Keep doing what your doing and when he gets big enough, try to figure out what kind of bird it is and research how to take care of it

Just lock them up in the coop for a week or so and they'll get attached to the roost, and if you don't want to do that just look for them at night and put them in the roost.

Well, I'm not really sure what could be the problem, maybe give her a little time and report back if it doesn't get better?

Are there any visible external injuries?

I would keep an eye on them. It could be the other birds picking on them and eating their feathers (don't ask me why, its happened to me) so I would make sure it wasn't that, if I were you.

Don't worry, the same thing happened to one of my buff orpingtons. Its just because they've never layed an egg before and the shell-making thingy hasn't fully developed yet... tomorrow the bird will likely be laying normal eggs

Thanks for the feedback, we think its shock. And to anyone who wanted me to mention other injuries: she doesn't have any injuries, she just cant walk or move very well.

Last night, we woke up to the sound of banging and chicken screams. My dad went outside and shot 2 racoons, and in the morning we looked for chickens. We lost a production red, Goldie, and we couldn't find Debbie and we thought she was dead. But later she woke up and couldn't walk, wasn't...