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[ronott1]

The hens are Buff Orptingtons and the Rooster is A Big Blue Orptington. Suggestions on How to show him I am the boss?

Yes!

 

[TheKeeper]

Yes!

[ATTACHMENT=721]TrainingaRooster.txt (6k. txt file)[/ATTACHMENT]

Great info. Thanks Ron!

 

[gander007]

So, I have a weird question. This is my first flock, and I have 6 Hens and 1 Boy. They were all born in March. Yesterday morning when I went to let them out of the coop and into the run, I picked up one of my hens to pet her. As soon as I put her down my Rooster came running over to her pecked her then mounted her in what I THINK was an attempt to mate?? I didn't think much about it till this morning when I went out there again this morning, picked up one of my girls and HE DID IT AGAIN to the one i had picked up. What the heck??? Is he mating to show me who is boss? Or is he just being mean to the girls.
He is super friendly and has never shown aggression to me. Even eats out of my hands and follows me around. But this was NEW behavior. Being new to chickening, I was kind of mortified. What do you think is going on?

You touched one of his harem and he was just reclaiming ownership upon your return he is growing up but don't let him hurt the lady's ......

 

[chrissyr]

What breed is it?

-Kathy

A Bresse

 

[ronott1]

Pop quiz of the day.

An 8 week old chick is not eating or pooping. It is statue standing and puffed up. It looks like this:

What do you think is wrong with it?

 

[casportpony]

Pop quiz of the day. An 8 week old chick is not eating or pooping. It is statue standing and puffed up. It looks like this:

What do you think is wrong with it?

Is it not pooping because it hasn't been eating or drinking or is the there an obstruction? -Kathy

 

[casportpony]

What breed is it?

-Kathy

A Bresse

Hmm, I'm gonna guess 50-75 grams at one week. Can you post a picture of it's poop?

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Is it not pooping because it hasn't been eating or drinking or is the there an obstruction?

-Kathy

Good Question!

The person treated with olive oil but it is on the natural thread so they do not want to treat with corid.

The chick is an 8 week old CCL.

puffed up
statue standing
lethargic
crop did not go down over night but is not super large.

Should the chick be flushed? or is the crop not emptying because it is near death?

Normally You or Dawg would have a lot of great advice but it all has to be Natural.

 

[casportpony]

Is it not pooping because it hasn't been eating or drinking or is the there an obstruction?


-Kathy

Good Question!

The person treated with olive oil but it is on the natural thread so they do not want to treat with corid.

The chick is an 8 week old CCL.

puffed up
statue standing
lethargic
crop did not go down over night but is not super large.

Should the chick be flushed? or is the crop not emptying because it is near death?

Normally You or Dawg would have a lot of great advice but it all has to be Natural.

Are the crop contents hard, squishy or just water? If the chick were mine ant the contents hard I would tube a bunch of fluid. Tubing fluids will usually produce a bowel movement in a couple of hours.

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Are the crop contents hard, squishy or just water? If the chick were mine ant the contents hard I would tube a bunch of fluid. Tubing fluids will usually produce a bowel movement in a couple of hours.

-Kathy

Thanks!

I will tell them that.