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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    Would you be able to show me pictures of.how you made the steps? Ive been looking for alternate ideas to ramps and ladders and literwlly...
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    Bickstead reacted to coach723's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    I have roosters and hens. I use coarse pine shavings, it's never been a problem that I've seen. I also have concrete blocks and...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    I do not have roosters. I have a theory on why my girls have it. I think it's the type of pine shavings I'm using in their coop. They...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    Definitely! Thank you 😊
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    We trimmed it tonight. We wanted to get closer to the skin, but we were using a grinder and was worried about getting too close. She did...
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    Bickstead reacted to coach723's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    Yes, strange things happen sometimes. The list of things that chickens swallow that they shouldn't is pretty long. If it were in the...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    Thanks. We dont have any vets around that will see chickens, so thats not an option. All these young vets wont even take an xray for the...
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    Bickstead reacted to coach723's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    My goodness, never seen anything like that, especially that far down. Without images to see where it might actually be lodged, not sure...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    Ill post pics here. It wont met me upload the video. I took it off my you tube. I was actually concerned it may get flagged for being...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    So maybe a couole months ago, this girl had an impacted crop. I got it to clear. She seemed great. Then the last 2 weeks, she wouldnt...
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    Bickstead reacted to MarlaMac's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    If you are asking what you can use to clean the wound besides vetricyn you can get a gal bottle of chlorhexidine at tractor supply that...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    I noticed today my younger girls slide on the ramp which worried me. Ill try your idea of making stairs out of something and painting...
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    Bickstead reacted to coach723's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    Yes, jumping from height can also cause it. Sometimes heavier birds are more prone. For birds that don't like ramps, a hay bale or a...
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    Bickstead replied to the thread Bumblefoot treatment.
    Thank you! I am so frustrated. I check them often. I've always been so worried about bumblefoot. Im disappointed in myself that I dodnt...
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    Bickstead reacted to coach723's post in the thread Bumblefoot treatment with Like Like.
    Looking at the pictures, I would not cut. I would soak the feet in epsom salts to soften everything up, or alternately you can apply...
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