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Nutrena All flock is a good feed! Our 4 are actually on this feed with a combination of other Nutrena feeds (Layer and Healthy Hen I believe). Though, I have recently found that specific feed, All-Flock, has a very low concentration of several necessary vitamins and minerals. Niacin was one of...
In order of photos: Silver Appleyard, Black Swedish (background), and potentially a Blue Swedish who forgot their bib or a Blue Indian Runner, who forgot the running part [posture is more horizontal than vertical](foreground, I’m looking at the feet and bill colors)! That grey is a lovely color...
Sorry! Old thread, I know!
@katefollot , did you get a resolution to this situation? I have a duck going through a similar ailment on her right foot..
We know she has some calluses, but this crack/cut is really throwing us for a loop as far as a root of the cause (it’s not swollen, but a...
I know this is a very old thread, but @lilmizscareall , did you ever discover what happened? I have a duck going through something exactly like what you’ve mentioned...
We have discussed everything from dry/cracked skin, to cut from something in the yard. We are confident in saying it’s not...
Thank goodness we have a pair of booties on their way. I’m sure she’d appreciate walking on nice padding compared to the hard ground. I wouldn’t curse a broken toe on anyone.
Poor girl walks fine, but favors it.
That’s what I thought! There is minor scabbing in that recent photo which means at least something is happening:ya
She’ll still be getting that spa I promised! Nice warm bath and foot rub! Man that’s the life... :celebrate
We made her a little “isolation” pen in our basement which she’s been staying in (which has made her quite the house-duck! Hah!) It is very makeshift.. but works!
Not the best photo, sorry guys! I was trying to clean it up best I could and she wasn’t having any of it today. I was also solo-moding this time. The silver sheen is AluShield. I will moisturize her feet at some point today when I get the chance.
Her foot and toe are no longer swollen or hot...
I’ve heard of that stuff as well!
Would there be benefits of using that compared to a routine of; 1) Chlorhexidine, 2) Veterycin, 3) Polysporin? Anything to make the dressing and bandaging simpler and less stressful would be amazing!
Also, from my pictures posted yesterday, what are your...
With the amount of heat she put off the day I found it, I knew it was onset infection! Though it is not purulent, at all. Which contradicts the idea of it actually being infected.
At this point I am also believing it was a skin fissure that got dirty...
As far as antibiotics, I am fortunate...
Sorry about that, my computer had a little meltdown :caf
I'm glad I have never had to deal with cracked skin thus far... chapped lips are bad enough for me! I can tell you one thing, ducks take bumps and falls like champs. If I were them I'd be balled up crying most likely!
Right! I was...