That definitely helps thank you so much, I haven't had any other feedback and the vet mindset up here when it comes to chickens is that they're just cheaper to replace :( good to know about the molting, the flock is molting I've just never seen one that naked lol
Need help, I tried to do my first bumblefoot surgery on my girl and she bled and bled and bled for a good twenty minutes while I tried to work the infection out. I got some of the core, some white chunks ( far from all of it judging by the size of her foot) then worried she was going to bleed to...
Can someone help? This happened in three days, she also had textbook bumblefoot on both feet! I know the white on feathers is misleading, almost all of the loose white particles are from the "feather sheath" - think thats the name. She seems to have all, or close too, her pin feathers.
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Thank you so much for the kind and welcome words! I have a hen whose feathers are falling out and looks to have bumblefoot. Both ailments are new to me, it doesn't look like molting unless this bird does it all at once lol. Where would it be appropriate to post a pic?
Wow! Look at all the pics and emoticons to play with! Lol. Proud mama of some great critters. We have a layer flock that live out their natural lives with us, and raise a flock of Cornish x for meat once a year. We were raised in the country and are soooo thankful to wake up to the peace and...