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The head wagging is still odd but explainable by a few different ailments of which not many exonerate a bird from breeding stock status. About roosters slipping off the back, no, that's definitely not the norm. A bung leg would be the likely cause. And unwilling or unhelpful hens, lol. You'd...

lol yeah, that's very relevant. Good thing you noticed. He might be a breeder after all then. ;)

Yeah, it's a shame about that young man, mostly his religion as a whole isn't that restrictive regarding medical assistance, it was just his particular community's interpretation. I've also got a preference for mongrels of all species as opposed to purebreds. It doesn't mean I can't appreciate...

Quote: Yeah, hope so, but don't know and somehow doubt it. As we talked it became clear that he is of a restrictive interpretation of one of the main religions, and it seemed his family were refusing to accept his problems needing treatment on the basis of their religion, even though the issues...

Quote: It's good she shows no symptoms but even the worst genetic disorders often don't show in all family members, even when they're inbred. So I wouldn't discount it entirely. But if you're not planning to breed him, no worries about it. I'd bet that even if it was genetic, you could inbreed...

If it's getting worse, I would consider it a degenerative neurological condition beyond a shadow of a doubt, but that's a loose term which can encompass everything from Marek's to parasitic nodules or cysts or progressive vitamin synthesis failure. Either way, something with his nerves is...

Well, I don't know for sure, but it's not something that applies to all roosters so it's a pretty sure bet there's a genetic basis for it. Personally I would view it with suspicion but that's just me and relates to my experience. It may not be a real problem at all. And there's also problems...

I've kept hundreds of roosters from many genetic lines and never seen this head wagging, nor in the hens. Were all your roosters from the same hatchery? It's entirely possible too that as with some lines of females being predisposed to internal laying, which arguably would never happen unless...

The plan sounds good, it would be great to hear how it goes. Plenty of folks have your issue so it will help someone for sure. I would trim the chook's hairdos into a mohawk when I had chooks like that, so they could see better and avoid it. But getting in more birds is also an option. Perhaps...

Quote: Yeah, that was me trying to help when your little boy was being plucked months ago. Shame it hasn't worked out better. I personally would either separate or cull all the hens, rehome him, or separate him with a girl or two who won't hurt him. Silkies perhaps, who can't see his hairdo...

Quote: I would suspect they view his feathers as either food or a deformity ---- or both. You ever heard the cull song? Probably not because it's in my head. Goes like this... When someone says: >"My hen's killing her chicks!" the chorus goes: "Cull-CULL-cull-CULL-cull!" >"My rooster's...

I've never seen this 'wattle shaking' people describe but flocks, breeds, family lines, etc all vary to sometimes massive degrees between one owner and the next, and one state and the next, and one country and the next... But, as I suggested before, I would view it as an illness or issue...

Possibly an infectious disease that afflicts the sinuses or ear canals. Possibly parasites. Possibly spasms from toxicity, neural damage, disease, bad genes, or whatever. Could be a lot of things. Could be Marek's too so worth looking up some info on that. Best wishes.