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    Bumblefoot Recovery

    Well I'm glad I did it. Got it off and a quick squeeze and Bam. More puss! It just looks like a giant hole of a toe. Sigh. There will be no function to it. More of a stub for balance and putting weight down. I sprayed thoroughly with vetericyn and an betadine spray. Packed it with Neosporin...
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    Bumblefoot Recovery

    @kimberley848 there is still a little pi k around the edges and some splotches around her foot. It's hard cause it's the back toe. Like you described it's a very large hard scab. I might like you. Eventually pull it away to make sure it's fully cleaned out again and let it rescab.
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    Bumblefoot Recovery

    We have had some up and downs. At first the swelling did not go down. So i went back in and sure enough another kernal popped out. At that point the her bottom pad started to swell as well. I went to blaines and picked up penicillin g. I did that for three days at 1.5cc the swelling went...
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    First spring clean out

    My whole coop is painted with exterior paint on the inside. Tough stuff. I have a poop board underneath the roost bar. I may have to go around looking for splinters and such.
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    First spring clean out

    With all this going on it seems I have some time on my hands. First spring clean is on deck. I have three options to clean with. Bleach Disenfectent which says uses eucelyptus and kills bacteria and staph Vinegar Let me know your thoughts. Thanks. PS we had bumblefoot
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    Bumblefoot Recovery

    Well it happened folks. One year in and whinnie got the bumblefoot in her back toe. I ran to cvs did some research and extracted. Tried my best to comfort her and not inflict pain. It was a pretty bad case an likely will lose her nail. Now that we got through that. I was hoping some of you...
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    Washing eggs

    So they finally started. Some have been muddy, and or poopy. We are learning to lay in the nesting boxes. (we are slow learner's) When we go wash eggs for use or they are really dirty. Do we use just warm water or warm water and Dawn. I have been using Dawn so far and washing by hand. Thoughts?
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    Humidity levels

    What humidity level should we be shooting for here?
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    Winter waterer

    Does that just dangle in the bucket. Guessing it cannot touch the plastic ?
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    Winter waterer

    Thank you for your opinion
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    Winter waterer

    So I thought I'd have another month to see ife this but mother nature and Chicagoland weather had it's mind made up already. I currently have two 5 gallon buckets with horizontal nipples as my waterer. I am looking for you expierence in Chicago and northern us on what is best to use. Fish...
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    Pumpkin inards after carving

    First season owner. Can we just throw the inards in the run? Or better to give halved pumpkin?
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    May 20 hatch, no eggs yet. Tips?

    I have the following 7 chickens Wyndotte Blue Americauna EE Austrolorp Faverolle Orp Brahma
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    May 20 hatch, no eggs yet. Tips?

    My flock was hatched may 20th. No eggs yet. Anything I should be doing. They have a wonderful coop and nesting boxes. I have everything setup. Anyone have some tips?
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    Poop! Cuz who doesn't want to take a look

    Roger that
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