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Good to know! I figure they are kept separate pretty frequently. I stuck him in with the girls last night, and I'm glad I did, because it turns out their water warmer is not working, and i wouldn't have been out to check on them as early if I hadn't had to get him out. :) and his toe was fine.

Thanks for your reply! It is barely bleeding at all.

Thanks, I had just heard that somewhere. I have him on my porch now because he hurt his toenail today, and i cannot get the bleeding stopped. So I prob won't put him outside at all tonight. I don't know how much blood he has lost. I have put flour and pressure on it for up to 5 minutes several...

I see you are pretty close to me in Kansas City. They have coops but little windbreak? He has a coop right up against the garage, draft free. Hmm. Can't I just use vaseline on the wattles and such to help prevent frostbite?

Thanks everyone, so far! I will move him tonight, then. Thanks for the temp guideline. I tried a saddle on his most-loved girl, but then he just attacked her. :( Plus, my girls have little trouble with injury to their backs; he seems to only damage their shoulders, so I had to use a saddle...

Hello! I have twelve hens and one rooster (cockerel? 18 months old). I noticed that only five are laying (less light, breed, some molting), so he was overmating them, and their shoulders were getting pretty torn up. They always showed some wear, but when all were laying, it was spread out...