Recent content by sjacobsen

it turns out the symtoms seem to be matching up with bumblefoot

I noticed her limping today, cleaned her foot off and saw a large black spot/scab on the bottom of it. Looking through some posts on this sight I believe that is may be bumblefoot. I have our county fair coming up in a week or two and am wondering if I should take her to the vet and have it...

I believe this may be bumblefoot... how long does it take for ducks or chickens to recover after having dug the infection out? I have our county fair coming up in a week or two and wondering if its worth going through with it or just not bringing her to fair

I think my duck may have this! How long does it take for them to heal once you have dug around and got everything out?

any ideas on how to keep it off her feet? we have a fairly large pen and I dont want to separate them too much because she would become distressed

My sister and I have been raising jumbo pekins for the past 5 years now. I have a jumbo pekin that I am using to show at the upcoming fair. Awhile ago I noticed that one of the ankles seemed a bit bigger than the other but there where no obvious signs of discomfort so I just kept an eye on her...

I have a jumbo pekin that I am using to show at the upcoming fair. Awhile ago I noticed that one of the ankles seemed a bit bigger than the other but there where no obvious signs of discomfort so I just kept an eye on her. This morning I noticed that she began to limp. I didnt see any obvious...

I have a jumbo pekin that I am using to show at the upcoming fair. Awhile ago I noticed that one of the ankles seemed a bit bigger than the other but there where no obvious signs of discomfort so I just kept an eye on her. This morning I noticed that she began to limp. I didnt see any obvious...