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  1. aldarita

    Foot exams - a necessity!

    Ever since I put sand in my run and coops, life has been a lot easier in the chicken yard, I also scoop the area several times a day, it only takes few minutes if you do it often enough and it is so much enjoyable to walk around without having to watch where you are stepping.
  2. aldarita

    Foot exams - a necessity!

    For whatever reason, sometimes some of my pullets or hens get a poopy butt, there is one in particular that seems to have that problem, I do not know what causes it, I give them ACV in their water and their feed has pro and prebiotics, so who knows what causes this problem. I pour some warm...
  3. aldarita

    Foot exams - a necessity!

    I know what you mean, every time I do my foot inspection you would have thought I was going to "water board" them, they all pile up in the corner of their roosting board (I do my inspections when they go to roost). I keep on hoping that they will eventually get used to it, but it seems like...
  4. aldarita

    Foot exams - a necessity!

    Ever since I lost my favorite hen to bumblefoot I have been performing foot inspections on my flock every month. I also have sand on the run and coop and they pretty much free range all day long. I have found small pebbles in some "folds" of their feet that I remove during the inspection, I can...
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