You can watch a youtube of bumble foot surgery. Just need to get a pointed scalpel blade from a vet supply store. Also need guaze pads, vet wrap and your choice of Vetricyn or antibiotic.
Or, do you have any chicken friends who would be willing to help do the surgery if you are squeamish...
I do have a question about the mite fighter feed: At what earliest possible age can you give this to the chickens? From reading the label, it seems that they pullets have to be around egg laying age. Would it hurt them to be given at 16 weeks?
Thank you so much Karen! I am on the BoB!!! Got some BOSS just yesterday. And, yes, I think it is the mites plus I discovered at about 11 weeks that the feed I had chosen was reported by others to have some major nutritional deficiencies. So that was yet another setback I am dealing with...
Karen, those are absolutely gorgeous bantam Speckled Sussex!!! But, alas, I am a large fowl girl! lol! Maybe I will need to work REALLY HARD at getting Overton Speckled Sussex!!! I am going to have to figure out how he works!
edited to fix a comma!
Oops! Did not get those just yet!
Going to preface my posts of the pictures to say that I have been battling feather mite. I am going to try to upload one bird per post with the 4 positions.
I have a LOT to learn on taking pictures of chickens!
Thank you so much Don! I am in the middle of doing coop cleaning chores today. So it may be tomorrow or so before I can get some picts. up!!! Would a wing spread view be helpful too?
Don, I am new to setting up breeding pairs or trios. I have 12 cockerels to pick from that are around 14 weeks of age. (Got them from Albritton.) I am afraid I am not seeing any that DO NOT have at least one solid white feather in the wings!!! :( And, I just noticed one that has solid white...
LOL! But, I did post that comment in this thread, heritage large fowl. However, it was in reference to something I read somewhere else. Or I THINK I read it in the show quality sussex thread!