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Well we finally did it, and I have to say I don't think it went well. Started out ok, soaked the foot and big scab there. Had a small scalpel from the vet. cut around the scab and popped it off. I don't think I went far enough outside of the scab, I just went around the margins. Anyway...

A long time ago, when I didn't need it yet I read a great thread on bumblefoot. The poster had given specific directions with step by step photos. I desperately need this as I have a buff orp that has suddenly gotten very bad. This link really sounds like it but I can't access it. Can anyone...

I discovered our 2 year old Black Australorp limping badly on Friday. She was unable to put any weight on her leg. When she held it up it trembled. I isolated her in a broody cage. Gave her some egg and sunflower seeds hoping that it was a minor problem. She is pooping, laying and eating...

I would like to get an apron for my daughter Ella. I thought someone had aprons for sale but can no longer find the ad. Are you still out there apron lady??? or apron man...didn't mean to be sexist! PM me please!

We have a barred rock that decided to strike out on her own. One week ago she slept outside for 3 nights before we could find her and get her back in. She was caught by something, she lost a lot of feathers and had two relatively minor abrasions on her side/back. I isolated her and treated...

Someone posted awhile ago about toxic parents and lots of people chimed in with recommended books. There was one that came up a lot but I can't remember the name of it. I have a patient whose mother and sister seem to be cutting her out of the family. It is really heartbreaking and she is...

We were working in the garden today and I looked over at the chickens and they were all standing around in a circle staring at something. Hmmm...probably not good! Went over and they were all staring at a pretty big snake. Don't know what kind, it was mostly black with a red stripe. I felt...

Hi all! We have a buff orp that has been broody practically since she laid her first egg. We tried to break her several times and it would work for a couple of weeks and then she was right back at it. Finally kind of gave up and she spent many months just sitting in the nest boxes. We...

Well, it didn't go so well. The hens are pecking the heck out of the roosters bottom. My daughter and I tried to put the pinless peepers on and NO LUCK. I soaked them in hot water and could NOT get them on her nose. Scraped her comb and it started to bleed a little. Served her right as she...

OUr hens are in the middle of a molt I think. All through the winter we were getting 8-10/13. We are now getting 0-4/13 and almost all the ones we are getting are from our easter eggers. All green in other words. But here is my question! We got two teensy brown eggs today. Similar to...

We are on the tail end of a long winter, and our previously beautiful flock looks awful. 13 hens and 1 roo have a 10 x 11 coop. They wouldn't go outside for most of the winter because of the snow. Now they are back to free-ranging daily. They may be molting but many of the hens are missing...

I don't know what is wrong with my chickens but think they might be molting. People recommend giving them catfood to up the protein. Wet or dry? Any brand to get? Any brand to avoid? Our cats just eat Meow Mix or the walmart brand organic dry food. Thanks!

OK, we have a flock of 14 hens. They are 11 months old. We have never wormed them or treated them for mites or lice. I don't think they have any of these things but they have suddenly stopped laying and can't identify a cause so I thought this would be a good time to do it since I understand...

And yes, I read the sticky but still don't get it. We have 13 hens, 11 months old, mixed breeds. We were getting 8-10 eggs consistently all winter. We did use a red heat lamp when temps were below -20 at night. Probably 20 days total. As of a few weeks ago we are suddenly getting about 4...

Which feathers do they typically loose and in what order? I have a half bald chicken, and it is COLD out (like -25 at night cold). She is a 10 month old buff orp. She has lost all the feathers around her neck like a collar and the rest of her body is all rumpled with loose feathers sticking...

Our rooster lost most of his tail feathers and many of the feathers on his back in a dog attack. Since that time 4 months ago the hens have been pecking at the bare spots and causing him to bleed. I got some hot pick spray and sprayed him tonight. In the interests of science I put some on my...

I know this sounds crazy but we have a buff orp that has been broody for almost 4 months. I have put her in a wire bottomed cage for 3 days at a time 3 times. She is ok for a few days, maybe a week, then goes right back. I lifted her up today and she is just so thin. She sits in the box ALL...

I started my caramels yesterday and accidentally put in 4 cups of corn syrup rather than 2. I didn't have enough of the heavy cream to double the recipe so I put the whole pot in the fridge and got cream at the store today. Should I go ahead and double the rest of the ingredients or should I...

I just read on someone else's thread that their roo was all puffed up in the cold weather and s/he was worried. Mine are always puffed at night and I thought it was their way of keeping warm. Does this mean they are not tolerating the cold well? It has been near 0 at night and 20's in the...

Our 13 hens were born April 5 and we have had them all since that time. They began laying right around 20 weeks and we pretty much identified the eggs from each one. About 6 egg/hen matches are unmistakable. The last one on board was Ruffles, a huge black and white EE that finally started...