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  1. kittyacid

    I finally found a preventative method for bumblefoot and it WORKS!

    Consider yourself fortunate that you haven't had to deal with it. This solution has worked for my girls and I don't consider it to be a coincidence that I no longer have issues with bumblefoot, especially after seeing case upon case. I have a lot of respect for my avian vet and trust his...
  2. kittyacid

    I finally found a preventative method for bumblefoot and it WORKS!

    For several years my girls would get bumblefoot and I would take them to the vet for treatment at a substantial cost. The vet told me that one of the causes has to do with the circulation when chickens roost on a flat surface such as the sanded 2x4s that I was using. He suggested wrapping the...
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    How long is recovery for an injured leg?

    Dolly is still limping and sits a lot. She is improving slightly so I'm hopeful for a full recovery, though it seems to be taking longer than I expected.
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    How long is recovery for an injured leg?

    I think she is going to be okay! She was better this morning, standing up instead of sitting down when I went to get her. The vet said she didn't look bad and was walking around the office. They saw no signs of trauma or injury and gave me an anti-inflammatory medicine to give her. One of...
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    How long is recovery for an injured leg?

    I felt everything and things seem normal. I'm going to take her to the avian vet tomorrow, I'm getting nervous that her issue could be more than a sprain or stress injury.
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    How long is recovery for an injured leg?

    I did not see it happen but she was fine when she came out of the coop and later in the day I saw her sitting. That was the first time I noticed that her left leg was hurting. Dolly is seven and hasn't laid an egg in several months, but none of my girls have as is their normal seasonal schedule.
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    How long is recovery for an injured leg?

    My girl Dolly injured her leg last Thursday. It is bad enough that she does not walk more than a few feet without sitting down. There is no visible wound to her leg or foot and both feel normal temperature - not hot or cool. When she stands, the toes on the sore leg are flat on the ground...
  8. kittyacid

    E. coli in romaine lettuce?

    In light of the new romaine lettuce recall, I wonder the same thing. I have six heads of organic romaine purchased from Costco just before the recall and my girls would love to get into it. Anyone know if it is safe for them?
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    Need help choosing the best ventilation placement.

    The windows are jalousie to keep the rain out, the side walls are 7' with a 7.5 pitched roof. I don't have a photo, I am going to have it built. After 6 years of having chickens I know I will never willingly be without them so I am investing in a shed for the long haul! This is the style.
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    Need help choosing the best ventilation placement.

    So there would be a draft on them in drawing A where the open windows are on one end of the coop and the roosts are on the other end?
  11. kittyacid

    Need help choosing the best ventilation placement.

    I'm converting an 8 x 10 shed to a coop and have three 36" x 36" windows and one 24" x 24" window. I'd like opinions on the best placement for the windows. I am in NC, hot humid summers and moderate winters, usually with several weeks in the teens/twenties, sometimes dropping to zero briefly. I...
  12. kittyacid

    How I "cured" chronic bumblefoot (fingers crossed) !

    It has now been 21 months with no bumble foot!! This was really a constant problem with my girls before and it was the best advice ever from my avian vet. There is just nothing to lose by trying it!!!
  13. kittyacid

    How I "cured" chronic bumblefoot (fingers crossed) !

    Good luck! The first time mine had it, I purchased all the tools, bandages, ointments, etc. but when the time came I was shaking like a leaf, scared to death I would hurt her. I decided to cancel the cable tv and took her to the vet. Never regretted it for a minute!!
  14. kittyacid

    What to do about frostbite when it is still below freezing out?

    Thanks. This happened when I had to go out of town for a few days and couldn't clean the droppings board which I do daily. I have a 8 x 10 shed for a coop with two 2 x 2 windows cut into it, semi-covered like a jalousie window. Should I add more?
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    How I "cured" chronic bumblefoot (fingers crossed) !

    I have two Welsummer hens that had bumblefoot off and on for about a year and a half. It was a constant battle, it would clear up for a month or so and bam, one would start limping and sure enough, the bumblefoot was back. Sometimes it would strike both feet at once. I tried epsom salt soaks...
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    What to do about frostbite when it is still below freezing out?

    One of my hens has frostbite on her comb and I have read that they should be kept from freezing temperatures until it heals to prevent further damage. This means she will be in the house for the next week because of the weather. Is this what is generally recommended? I am concerned the stress...
  17. kittyacid

    Anyone use Koop Clean?

    Does it last as long as pine shavings? I have a large coop, just a few chickens and a roost board and only change the shavings twice a year. Should I expect the Koop Clean to last that long?
  18. kittyacid

    Harry needs a home - NC

    I have the sweetest rooster ever. His name is Harry and he needs a good home. He was kept as free-range by some people that lived about a quarter mile from me and they moved and left him behind. He made his way to my house and hung around outside my chicken pen for a month before I finally...
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    North Carolina

    I have the sweetest rooster ever. His name is Harry and he needs a good home. He was kept as free-range by some people that lived about a quarter mile from me and they moved and left him behind. He made his way to my house and hung around outside my chicken pen for a month before I finally...
  20. kittyacid

    My funny and determined broody!

    My Australorp, Star, has been broody for about two weeks, even though she has been in an elevated crate to help break her. I let her free range while I am out and deny her access to the coop and nestboxes. Well the poor thing has been in the crate so long that when she gets to go back in, she...
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