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    Ended Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl - 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

    My chicks are always fashion-forward.
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    Need help with injecting penicillin - I live in Orangevale, CA

    Needle for injecting is 22 gauge. It did get clogged tonight when he was injecting her but we were able to unclog. Next time we will pull in a little bit more so that if we need to squirt some out to get unclogged we don't fall short of a full dosage.
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    Need help with injecting penicillin - I live in Orangevale, CA

    Yay!! My boyfriend gave her the injection just now and he did a GREAT job. Now we are 50% done - two days down and two to go! Thanks to everyone who read and/or replied to my post. :0
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    Need help with injecting penicillin - I live in Orangevale, CA

    Thanks for the responses. I posted in the other forum as suggested. I did try to give the penicillin injection in her muscle, but I failed. I checked before pushing the plunger so I know I did not hit a vein. In fact, I know it went in just under the skin because I could see it there. I'm...
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    CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

    I am reposting the below item from the "injuries" forum. Original post at: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=590183 Need help with injecting penicillin - I live in Orangevale, CA So I did my first penicillin injection yesterday. It sucked. That stuff is super thick...
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    Need help with injecting penicillin - I live in Orangevale, CA

    So I did my first penicillin injection yesterday. It sucked. That stuff is super thick and clogs the needle. Then my stupid needles are too long, one inch needles and I only need to go in 1/4 inch. My little chicken Nugget is small and somewhat thin, so I put a sticker on the needle so I...
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    Confused about antibiotics for Bumblefoot (UPDATE photos added 10/20)

    Thank you to everyone who read and/or responded. I have another post on buying the injectable antibiotics. The post is located at: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7699573#p7699573
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    Finally purchased my antibiotics for Bumblefoot this weekend...

    Oh yeah, I am defininitely on top of the surgical portion of bumblefoot treatment. I have another post about that part of it. Check it out at: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=586894 For me, cutting out the bumble and removing the yucky stuff was the easy part. But...
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    Finally purchased my antibiotics for Bumblefoot this weekend...

    Thanks, everyone. I have been unable to find any SHORT needles that are large enough for Penicillin (20 or 22 gauge.) The ones I bought are one inch long, and the only shorter ones I found online are 3/4 inch long. So I guess I will be doing a LOT of practicing on an orange before I attempt...
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    First Bumblefoot Surgery Last Night...Pics

    Great post on your blog. I noticed you used some type of small container for soaking her foot, can you add some details about that? I have been making my hen stand in a sink full of warm water and epsom salts and we both get tired of that quickly. Whatever towel I use to wrap her up with...
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    Finally purchased my antibiotics for Bumblefoot this weekend...

    Finally made my decision about antibiotics for a case of recurring bumblefoot in my Rhode Island Red, Nugget. After extensive research, including discussion with a pharmacist friend, I decided to go with injectable penicillin for 6 days. Since I have never given an injection I did even more...
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    Confused about antibiotics for Bumblefoot (UPDATE photos added 10/20)

    Here's some photos I took this morning, 10/20/11. She has scabs on both feet but I am currently only treating the swollen one. Treatment involves soaking with epsom salts, picking at scab to remove staph, then applying neosporin, gauze and vetrap. I will buy penicillin this weekend. I am...
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    Confused about antibiotics for Bumblefoot (UPDATE photos added 10/20)

    I will take a picture tonight and post it tomorrow. She is not acting sick but she was limping prior to the surgery. I did go back and read the articles on giving injections, and using penicillin on chickens so I am more comfortable with the idea now. But I still have not bought the stuff...
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    Plastic airsoft pellets will it kill them?Is there anything we can do.

    Our chickens eat these all the time, I find them in their poop. Does not seem to bother them at all. I paid extra for the biodegradable airsoft pellets and the kid stopped shooting the guns several years ago, way before we had chickens. Ummm...I'm guessing I got ripped off on the...
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    Confused about antibiotics for Bumblefoot (UPDATE photos added 10/20)

    I am new to chicken ownership and discovered that one of my Rhode Island Reds has bumblefoot. After reading a ton of information about it on this forum, I was able to do some chicken foot surgery on her last week. That went well, but I am now confused about whether to use antibiotics. Some...
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