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    Suddenly sick muscovies

    Hi, we have a trio of 6 month old muscovies and a flock of variously aged chickens which are housed and free-range separately. Last week two of the hens became listless and inert. Their combs became paler and they simply didn't want to do anything for about a day. They took a day to recover from...
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    Is this gout?

    I had GOOD look at the bottom of my hen's feet and DID discover BIG lumps of dirt caught in the webbing between her toes. Thanks very much for your advice, charsbird: it was quite difficult to find the folds of skin which were catching all the muck though fortunately the contents squeezed out...
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    Is this gout?

    Thank you, and thanks very much for your advice.
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    Is this gout?

    You're right, she has had the lumps for about 5 years but they didn't start getting bigger until about a year ago. As I said, this hen has not been bothered by the lumps until 2 days ago and yesterday was still out ranging with the rest of the flock. Thanks for the links. I'll give the asprin a...
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    Is this gout?

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone was able to identify these lumps on the tops of the feet of my 9 year old Welsummers-Light Sussex hen. She has lived with the condition for a number of years without any apparent bother until yesterday when she started limping and not moving unless necessary...
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