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    HELP! Rooster feed swollen and red

    Yes...i thought gout too so i changed their food to a full flock type instead of layer. still no change. I realize some gout is not curable so i guess i have to eliminate all other options and do what i can diet wise. skald seems to be the only thing i have not treated for so i am going in the...
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    HELP! Rooster feed swollen and red

    im going to try the vaseline again but also try to see if skald is the answer to his riddle. thanks so much!
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    HELP! Rooster feed swollen and red

    after looking at this link...skald might actually be the answer (and why treating for leg mites has done nothing). He lays on the floor of the coop and we have had a few months of very wet weather. i think i will try opening up the coop more even though its cold when i let them out in the...
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    HELP! Rooster feed swollen and red

    My first thought was bumble foot but he does not have any 'bumble' on either foot. I have been treating for leg mites with no success for a few months. someone earlier posted about skald...and he does not like to get up in the roost, preferring to lay on the bedding at night...so maybe all i...
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    HELP! Rooster feed swollen and red

    Hi all...i am at a loss. we rescued 12 chickens from someone loosing their home and i am at a loss. my roosters feet have become hugely swollen and red....missing scales. I have tried treating him nightly with mite spray for weeks with no change. I made sure to add DE and change their bedding in...
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