Looking for 7 mo buff orpington or similar hen

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Here's the hot mess himself, again. And then roo, dominant, subordinate, left to right. You can see the roo''s missing his tail amd most of his back feathers. The hen on the right has a bald patch on top of her head. I think I'm going to wash and bluekote it tomorrow. I saw her get pecked there today. The other hen didn't let her eat. So much for roo establishing social order. So far the consensus is maybe he's getting feather picked.
 

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Yes, you knew that. I see. Today I made a little pen for them. They kept escaping into the garden. Ive been busy trying to keep ellis, the first hen alive! I did surgetlry on her. And i was going to kill the roo but it didnt work out. Turns out im a softie, too. He trusted me and fell asleep in my lap. I stretched out his neck and picked up the knife and he said Chiiiirrrr. And kept his neck stretched out with his eyes closed.
I said to myself. That's not fair. The first time he gets to be with someone who treats him nicely, and he trusts the person, and they kill him? What is that? Not fair. He finally got the chance to ENJOY life a little.
Soooo. Not a farmer, apparently. Because when i held a second life in my hands the same day, i didn't kill her immediately when i saw how injured she was.
I'd have been down 2 chickens in one day if i were a farmer!
 

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