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    Is it too late for tube feeding?

    Update: Middy just died. Honestly a blessing, though as long as she wanted to live I was willing to do my best to help her. Thanks for your help and encouragement!
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    Bumblefoot or something systemic?

    The story continues in a new thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-it-too-late-for-tube-feeding.1677994/#post-28858210
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    Is it too late for tube feeding?

    Middy, my 18 month old Golden Comet, started limping two weeks ago. I originally posted on BYC asking about bumblefoot, which I thought was the reason for the limping, but then it seemed like she was limping too much for the tiny sore she had, so I took her to the vet. Bloodwork was normal and...
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    Bumblefoot or something systemic?

    Okay, following up here. I decided to take my chicken to the vet yesterday rather than spend endless hours trying to figure out the problem. Indeed, the bumblefoot is minimal and is not causing Middy's problems. She's having a neurological issue with both feet, but the bumble side more severely...
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    Bumblefoot or something systemic?

    Thanks Debbie, I'll do that. The wound isn't open, but that's why I used DMSO, because it acts as a carrier to move other things (in this case ozonated olive oil) through skin, scales, whatever. I bandaged it because it's goopy with the salve, and I also don't want the DMSO carrying *other*...
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    Bumblefoot or something systemic?

    Thanks for the reply! I didn't cut it, since from what I read it sounds like when it's ready I'll be able to scrape the scab off and the infection will come out without me having to do surgery. The drawing salve didn't do the job in the single application. Her nostrils, beak, and eyes all look...
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    Bumblefoot or something systemic?

    I have a Golden Comet who started limping a few days ago. Initially I couldn't find anything wrong with her foot, but by yesterday morning I saw a black spot on her foot, and it felt hard, so the diagnosis of bumblefoot seemed to check out. I treated her accordingly. What doesn't seem right is...
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    Isolating Injured Chicken in Cold Weather

    I need to get a dog kennel, it seems like having that for situations like this is basic equipment. I'm just reconciling myself to having her indoors, as I think the garage will still be really cold. There's no free bathroom and not much space in the basement, so I'm afraid she'll need to be in...
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    Isolating Injured Chicken in Cold Weather

    I have a chicken recovering from a dog attack, and the vet said to keep her separated from the rest of the flock (which is actually just two other chickens) for a couple of weeks while her wound heals. I've got just a small backyard coop and run, and it's down in the 20s at night here (actually...
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    Chickens in Garden Over Winter

    Don't know if this is too late to be helpful, but I have a lot of experience with wood chips in the garden, though not in combination with chickens (which I just got this summer). I don't know if 5" of wood chips will break down by spring but I don't think that's a question you need to worry...
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    Young Barred Rock lethargic, diarrhea, shell-less egg

    She's on an organic layer crumble with supplemental oyster shell available free choice. That's been her diet since she started laying. Her eggs are smallish, but she's only been laying a few weeks.
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    Young Barred Rock lethargic, diarrhea, shell-less egg

    Zeebie, my 20 week old Barred Rock, is suddenly not well this morning. She's normally a fast and feisty bird but she came out of the coop very slowly this morning, has been walking around slowly with her tailfeathers down, and seems to be having some diarrhea. Last night I noticed a blob of...
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    OK to use seed starting mat to help pullets keep warm?

    Thanks! They're 8 weeks, so definitely not chicks. It's raining now (which it wasn't forecast to do) and I'd actually be worried about electrical shorts with the seed mats, since they can take some water but aren't designed for this, so based on your reply and @nuthatched, I'm thinking I'll just...
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    OK to use seed starting mat to help pullets keep warm?

    We're first-time chicken owners--we bought 4 pullets and brought them home yesterday. We were told they were off heat and ready to go in the coop, and I hadn't read anything suggesting it was more complicated than that, so that's what we did. Then last night I stumbled across an article saying...
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