- Dec 13, 2010
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Wife and I new to chicken raising have 10 hens one rooster already having problems,
Rooster may be to young only about 10 months old hens all about 1 to 1 1/2 years old got Rooster and to hens when young dogs got the hens built new coop and coverd run got new hens about a month ago after introducing Rooster slowy things seemed to be going good got cold so they are spending most of the time inside the coop its about 8 ft by 8ft with a 15 by 15 covered run now rooster is in the basment with a bloody comb healing, Dont think its frostbite hasnt been much below 30 more than a night inside coop
comb is bloody sort of runny cleamed him up put neosporin on it waiting for it to heal before i try putting him back
mostly on the back of his comb
there is some runny dropping not sure whos yet
rooster is buff orpington
hens 2 rhode island reds
2 silverlace wyondottes
2 black sex links
2 gold lace
1 auracan
1 buff orpington
Rooster may be to young only about 10 months old hens all about 1 to 1 1/2 years old got Rooster and to hens when young dogs got the hens built new coop and coverd run got new hens about a month ago after introducing Rooster slowy things seemed to be going good got cold so they are spending most of the time inside the coop its about 8 ft by 8ft with a 15 by 15 covered run now rooster is in the basment with a bloody comb healing, Dont think its frostbite hasnt been much below 30 more than a night inside coop
comb is bloody sort of runny cleamed him up put neosporin on it waiting for it to heal before i try putting him back
mostly on the back of his comb
there is some runny dropping not sure whos yet
rooster is buff orpington
hens 2 rhode island reds
2 silverlace wyondottes
2 black sex links
2 gold lace
1 auracan
1 buff orpington
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