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Quote: There sure is a lot to learn, nobody in their right mind ever thinks they've learnt it all. ;) It's great you've got wild garlic. It's possible they may self medicate and save you the effort. You may need to introduce it to them in a form they can easily eat and identify so they learn...

From the sounds of her, I wouldn't breed her, but a good foster mother is valuable, and a pet always gets a free pass. ;) The rooster paying her too much attention with abnormal bone structure can exacerbate things, for sure. If he's the sort that jumps on a hen who's not cooperating, then...

The heel and base of the outer toe on her 'good' foot are swollen, and the 'bad' foot has the base of the outer toe (and maybe the main toe) swollen but it looks like she's not been putting weight on that heel for a long time, possibly her whole life. It could be bumblefoot but it could be...

Quote: Well, I haven't heard of cocci affecting the foot, but then again I seem to be one of the only people on this forum who have heard of bumblefoot affecting the bones rather than the pad of flesh on the sole of the foot, so I wouldn't rule anything out. Speaking of bumblefoot though, are...

Quote: From the first feed and thereafter I give them raw freshly minced garlic mixed in with their feed, and let them have as much as they want. I've yet to have a bird that's eaten enough to get sulfur poisoning, which is what I guess would be the reason behind some folks thinking the Allium...

Quote: Mine weren't bantam, though most of them had some banty genes somewhere in there makeup, so I don't think it's a breed specific issue since it was a one-off and correlated with lack of health. The egg membrane is responsible for gases exchange, so if it's weakened anywhere the egg...

Are they outside the yolk area and move freely under the shell? Or are they particular to one area? If you open the egg where are they? My hens were starved by one carer and when I got them back egg quality was poor, and the shells looked quite thin when candled, with many blotchy weak points...