I would really like for my chickens to stay in their run. I built a fence out of chicken wire around the perimeter of the yard, but they keep hopping over it. I've clipped their wings and everything, but they still get over. They're pooping all over my patio and causing a big mess. I love my...
My poor chicken's foot has an infection. I think it's bumblefoot, but there is no scab for me to open this foot up and drain the infection from. I don't know what to do. One time I attempted to cut into it as is, but I "chickened out". I've treated bumblefoot several times, but not without the...
One of my chickens (about 2 years old) has a swollen foot. We've treated bumblefoot in the past and it doesn't appear to be that. It looks like an infection. It's warm to the touch. There does not appear to be a cut or an opening where the infection could've gotten in. The coop is fairly clean...