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    Hen attacked by raccoon

    Thanks for the tip!!
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    Hen attacked by raccoon

    Hi all, I live in a suburban neighborhood with lots of opossums and raccoons so I make a point of locking up the girls in their coop each night before dark. The other night (4-8-20) I had a brain lapse and forgot to lock a door on the coop, and at around 4 am I was woken by the screams of...
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    Possible MS (mycoplasma synoviae) Outbreak

    I didn't think that little spot could be an infection, now I know. After doing some research I discovered that my roosts are way too high in just a new coop I had built about 5 months ago. So now to tend to my "outbreak" of bumblefoot.
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    Possible MS (mycoplasma synoviae) Outbreak

    Here is the bottom side of the foot of the one that is limping. It does have a black spot. I saw this when I first noticed it i ran my finger over it and didn't feel anything, so I thought it was dirt or something.
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    Possible MS (mycoplasma synoviae) Outbreak

    Thank you, I'll start treating for bumblefoot and monitor. I haven't seen any scabs, but I will check again. Thanks again
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    Possible MS (mycoplasma synoviae) Outbreak

    I don't know. I've had chickens for about 8 years now and have not come across something like this so I really don't know.
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    Possible MS (mycoplasma synoviae) Outbreak

    Hi, I have a hen that has been limping for a while, thought it was an injury, but then the padding between the toes started to swell on its left foot. In the last few days it has grown significantly. I read an article on BYC about swelling between the toes, and TwoCrows said it might be MS...
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