Awesome news! Thank you so much!!! I so appreciate the help, being so new to this whole country life and all. Yes, we have a Tractor Supply AND I just won a $150 gift card for it last week! :) I will hang in there and wait and see how he's doing. Yesterday, he didn't limp at all and stood...
There doesn't appear to be any heat in the swelling... I left him out with the girls...after doctoring him up this evening and making sure he was able to walk around. He isn't even limping tonite and catching him was not exactly a walk in the park, even though I have them penned up in the duck...
Thank you! I had planned on keeping on with the keeping on at least a few more days... Today, I did let him into the coop with his girls for a visit, while I'm cleaning and disinfecting the dog kennel and washing all the towels we've gone thru with him. Going to put him back in this...
Next question for you guys....the bumbles appear totally healed (using the iodine)...no little spots or scabs at all, BUT the middle "toe" is still swollen all the way down and he still won't walk on it. I am not sure what to do. Still have him crated in the dog kennel, on a towel and he's so...
Thank you so much for all your help! We are new to the country...got our chickens in February (started out as 14, but lost 7 all at one fell swoop of something getting them...now, they only get to free-range when I can babysit, which is most evenings) and our ducks at Easter (started out with...
I will get some iodine!! I'm willing to try anything to not have them lame or hurting AND that won't force a vet bill. :) :) I'm stuck until Saturday with just the vetericyn (and in fact, he will be alone all day tomorrow, have to move a kidlet into college), but will pick some up and start...
I know this has been a long time ago...but my feller has the almost exact same thing. I cannot justify a vet bill for my duck (I have three sons in college, trying to find a job and my husband would kill me, figuratively, of course), but not sure what all to do...so was curious how Ming ended...