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I didnt add epsom salt yet but I did give him a warm soak. Im hoping being in the sling will allow him to heal if it is an injury without having to even try using the leg.

I don't think he was hot at the time but he did gorge himself on food and it has been hot outside. As for internal bleeding, it would have to be a very slow bleed. but I wouldn't rule out it being related to him laying on the ground and not being able to move properly therefore he effectively...

For several weeks? And no other bird has symptoms?

I have a lame cockerel who is not showing any signs of sickness other than being lame and weightloss from not being able to reach the food properly. He eats well when he is offered food, same with hydration. Poop ranges from normal to tarr black. This has been going on for a while. I first...

Looking to ID this rooster. He was given to me. They called him a buttercup but I dont have a standard of perfection to see if he matches the breed well.

I didnt even realize I left it crooked. I was mostly amused by the one in the back that looks like it has sass.

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I appreciate the info. That site doesn't list the rarer colors of hookbill. I don't know what the differences between the colorations of snowy and aleutian.

So I have three hookbills and I can identify the colors on two of them one is dusky and the other is dusky-bibbed. I am curious as to the coloration of the 3rd one. So far I have come across three different names for it: Snowy, Harlequin-phased, and Aleutian. I just want to know for show...

Chick season is just starting and fingers crossed the only chicks I pick up are my own. But I am not gonna lie I am already talking to some people about some hens and a few friends for this guy here. He has been staying inside where I can monitor him and so he doesn't get lonely by himself.

Are you intending on looking for more in the future? My calls should start laying more next year.