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    4 month cockerel started crowing, his mom still takes care of him

    That makes sense. A friend of mine has a similar theory that she wants the chicks to hear and react immediately if there's danger, so she keeps the voice for special occasions. If she talks too much they would get used to it, and might not react fast enough.
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    4 month cockerel started crowing, his mom still takes care of him

    Ok, update time! Mom stopped being broody 3 days after the first pullet started laying. I believe someone predicted this earlier in the thread, so good job to you! It's like she said "ok my girl is laying now, I can get back to the flock". I wanted to wait a bit to see how everything else...
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    Is this a roo?

    Comb should be waaay bigger. I say girl.
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    What the heck is this?

    Never seen it before either. First thought is tumor. It somehow also looks like foreign material that piled on. Did you touch it? Use gloves if that bothers you. How does it feel? Hard or squishy? Try to wiggle it a bit and see if it causes her discomfort. Does it feel like it can dislodged or...
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    Limping hen

    If there are no other symptoms it's not a reason to worry about. It happens from tiie to time and usually it's either after landing hard from a high spot or some rough mating by the rooster. It woud go away on its own in a week.
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    What to do

    Either find a new home for one of them or cull one of them. They won't be able to coexist no matter what you do.
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    Edible or not

    The general wisdom I've always heard and practiced is not eating the eggs for 2 weeks after treatment. That said, many people eat them right away and I haven't heard of any side effects.
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    Salmonella

    If you put your eggs in the refrigerator, keep the coop clean, provide the flock with good food and a place to dust bathe there is almost zero danger. I've never head it, no one in family either and we handle chickens daily... some of our chickens literally jump on our laps and take a nap when...
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    Rooster with sore on comb

    I've seen similar spots on combs before. It grows with time and becomes a hole on one side if left untreated. It has an "eaten" appearance. My understanding is that it's a bacterial infection. Since you have started with it keep applying the antibiotic ointment. I would recommend twice a day -...
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    Not emergency, lots of blood, hoping I did the right thing...

    White feathers are normal. I love it when it happens to a colourful rooster, makes them unique.
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    Shelless burst egg and still not acting right, white poop

    You are doing everything right. Such cases are common. I usually go heavy with calcium and vitamins and if nothing changes in a few days I add antibiotics. I'd recommend giving her more calcium. It helps with contractions and expelling material. Pooping is good. The white goop is good as...
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    Cold hen not eating + all chickens are freezing. URGENT

    Give her something more appealing. Mashed boiled egg should be irresistible. Ham or unseasoned sausage work as well. She'll appreciate the protein. My coop is an old brick garage. It’s quite large, so no chance of body warmth heating the place up like a small coop. I use an old space heater (no...
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    How to safely give oral meds

    Check this out as well Personally, I use a small spoon, because of habit, but a syringe works great.
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    Bird Flu in Louisiana Human

    "...the other potentially exposed birds in Northwest Louisiana were “depopulated” to limit spread of the virus." 😐
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    They drank chocolate milk

    They should be good. Grown hens would need a lot of chocolate to get poisoned and I doubt the milk had that concentration of it. Expect lots of diarrhea, but they should be good.
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