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    Leaving weak chick in incubator

    Thanks to everyone who replied! This little one (named Vader because they were born on the 4th) has made it and transitioned to being accepted by their surrogate mom!!but I’m still concerned!!! Vader is small, the other chicks less than a week older are thriving and are probably 80% larger than...
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    Leaving weak chick in incubator

    HELP! Yesterday a hen who was brooding on a hatching clutch abandoned her nest. We lost all of the chicks except one, whose shell was partially open and was peeping, but the membrane was drying out. I quickly got my incubator on to temp/humidity, put Vaseline on the dry membrane and partially...
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    Rooster- Lethargic, flopping comb turning purple, tail down

    Again thanks for the reply! If he got into something toxic, is there anything I can do for him? I did deworm with safeguard paste last week, I used the normal guidelines for weight so I don’t see how that could have caused it but im searching for possibilities. He also gets into my compost pile...
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    Rooster- Lethargic, flopping comb turning purple, tail down

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    Rooster- Lethargic, flopping comb turning purple, tail down

    Thanks for the reply! I’m pretty stressed and heartbroken. He is a super kind rooster and I adore him. Yes I did feel his crop, it felt normal for a morning when he had not eaten yet. But this was late afternoon today so definitely he is not eating as he normally does. Yes he has molted Our...
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    Rooster- Lethargic, flopping comb turning purple, tail down

    My Rooster (approx 2 yrs old) seemed completely fine yesterday, but today I went in at feed time and he was laying in a nesting box. Which is very strange behaviour for him. I took him out, and immediately noticed his comb has flopped over and has a section turning purple. He has his eyes closed...
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    Injured Runner Duck HELP!

    One of my beautiful female runner ducks has been taken advantage of by one of my Turkey Toms and has injured her seriously 😢 Our Turkey hens are currently with their poults that just hatched and the males where clearly looking for an outlet. Very distressingly one has tried to mate with my...
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