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Sam_Waterson_Enjoyer Eye/Brows I voted for Jeb! 3mo ago (text post) 120 thread views #290611

One of my chickens died

Tractor Supply told me that all of the chicks were hens :marseychicken: , but I think I ended up with two roosters :marseyblackcock: . One, named Rory, looks like a rooster and acts like one too. He'll call out alerts :redlight: when I enter the run and comes up to see who I am. No crowing yet, but they are only 17 weeks. The other, named Wilma, had a slightly bigger comb and waddle than the other hens, but smaller than Rory's and had a pretty little crest feather :marseybow: . Xhe acted like a rooster and challenged :platyboxer: me too when I entered the run so I just assumed that I had a butch hen. Last week Wilma had a mystery wound under xher wing :marseybattered: so I treated it and put xher in an isolation brooder until xhe was ready to come out. Today I got back from visiting my folks to find that Wilma had a bigger wound on the other side and feathers all over the ground in the run. I tried to treat it, but xhe died :rip: . I just ordered a camera so I can spy :marseypeekglow: on my chickens to make sure they are getting along. RIP Wilma :marseytombstone:

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Joan_Wayne_Gacy presh/uss Shoulda kept that in the drafts 3mo ago #6821812

So sorry for your loss!

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RubberBandMan Yes/Plz :marseythonk:

3mo ago #6821558

Instead of crying you should be looking up recipes for that Rory fellow :marseychefkiss: :marseyfriedchicken:

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Sam_Waterson_Enjoyer Eye/Brows I voted for Jeb! RubberBandMan 3mo ago #6821588

If he injures any of the other chickens he is going in the pot for sure :marseychef: . I should have cooked Wilma, but I feel like xhe got an unfair shake. I never saw xher pick at or challenge Rory so I buried xher. I don't know for sure if xhe was a rooster or not but its the most likely explanation for their behavior. They have plenty of food, water, space, dust baths, and a safe coop. The frustrating part is that I don't know for sure what happened both times. Looking forward to having spycams up.