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  1. Treating Bumblefoot - A Simple Surgical Approach

    Treating Bumblefoot - A Simple Surgical Approach

    Our beloved Gold Laced Wyandotte hen, Goldie, was limping around the other day. My wife picked her up, and I immediately noticed Goldie's right foot was very swollen. It was a clear sign of bumblefoot. Our flock is only a bit over a year old, and we haven't ran into many health problems. We...
  2. Wonderling

    Done: Treating Wing/Back Injury? and Dispatching Rooster?

    Hen: Poppy the Australorp She was getting a bit bald from the big rooster who I re-homed a few days ago, trying to move her into the other coop resulted in the little Polish rooster being a psycho and keeping her forced in a corner and accosting her anytime she tried to go anywhere. We...
  3. LunaMarieWolf

    Bumblefoot through foot?? Help please!!

    So I got this hen from a guy at my local livestock auction. He was trying to get rid of these ladies and so I took some. Later when I got home, I noticed one of the hens had what looked like bumblefoot.. but it went all the way through her foot?? When my other hens had bumblefoot and I...
  4. LemonyCatapult

    Can’t get rid of lice!!!

    I have a 1 year old Silkie rooster who came to us with scaly leg mites and lice. He is absolutely INFESTED! I’ve put out diatomaceous earth for him and the others, I’ve also bathed him in my sink countless time with flea shampoo to no avail. None of my other chickens have lice (or at least not...
  5. hawkeyext

    Broken Leg or Hip?

    We have a chicken who we believe was born with this problem. One leg will go completely backwards and she hobbles around. Any ideas what to do? (Sorry for the vertical video. I didn't take it!)
  6. Casper417

    5 year old Rooster weak on legs possible mites?

    Hi everyone, I have a 5 year old silkie rooster he's been acting not quite himself for about a week, i searched him for mites but can't seem to see anything. We've had mites in the past that affected the chickens in the same way so i have been treating him with dust and xeno450 spot on. (The...
  7. L

    Apple cider vinegar and cord in chick water?

    Hi, I have a week old chick. The chick has pasty butt and every time I wash its vent off it becomes clogged again. I've heard that apple cider vinegar helps with this, but you're supposed to put it in the chicks water and I already have Corid in my chicks water. Is it ok to have both Corid and...
  8. D

    My Duck has a Wound and there was a larva near it

    So basically, today I picked up my duck and noticed there was a yellow moving larva which I’m assuming was a maggot since there were a lot of flies on my back porch. She has a scab on her under side and I was wondering what I should do to treat it if anything. I didn’t see any other bugs or...
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    • duck question scab treating treatment wound
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Dewclaw83

    Strange infection in corner of chicken's mouth

    Photos included, kind of gross. You were warned. We have an ameraucana hen who is on the older side, though still laying. The issue first occurred while I was away at college. My mother noticed that the hen couldn't seem to close her beak anymore and had way appeared to be a growth on the side...
  10. AltonaAcres

    Tick Mayhem

    Hey guys! This is the first time I've posted something non-chicken related. Lol. Anyways, we bought a 9 week old Mini Australian Shepard from a friend, about 6 months ago. About 2 weeks ago, we were petting him when we noticed a tick clinging to his fur. After that, we began checking him and...
  11. hadiws12

    Melatonin Treatment for a Call Duck

    I have an ~7 month old male call duck who has been aggressively trying to breed almost constantly for the last two months or so. I've had to separate him from the rest of my birds, and I'm trying to find a way to reintegrate him back into my flock without him beating the rest of the birds up. (I...
    • hadiws12
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    • aggressive drake call duck treatment
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Awtdaniel05

    Baby chicks pecking one another

    I have roughly about 90 baby chicks 60 of them are all 5 weeks old and are seperated from my youger bantam chicks. Recently I have notices that the older chicks started pecking the polish chicks head. Does anyone have any advice to get them to stop pecking each other and treatment for the ones...
  13. R

    Help with duck with abscess

    last spring I got several khaki Campbells. Late summer I got a Muscovy drake from a lady and introduced him to the ducks. Until recently (3wks ago) he showed no real interest in them. Now he is mounting them repeatedly to the point that the back of one of the duck’s head started to swell. I’ve...
  14. Jennahfly1980

    Tick on chicken

    I just found a tick on the back of one of my chicken's head where she wouldn't be able to reach. It was a regular tick, not a fowl tick. I am concerned that she may get an infection. Any suggestions on how to treat for this or what I should lookout for? Many thanks
  15. O

    My Turkey won't stand!

    Hello friends, please help! My Turkey won't stand and it fast losing weight. It is not a broad Breasted but a local African turkey. It is 15weeks old. I just treated it of coryza and now it won't stand. Please what home made treatments can I give it as vetinary is not near my location.
  16. I

    Splayed Legs

    Hi, I have a 3 week old quail and I'm concerned about her legs (more her left leg though). Despite this, she is able to walk, run, jump and do everything that a normal chick can do. They appear to be splayed but not enough that it disables her. In this case, would it be necessary to seek...
  17. purpletiger

    Please Help Treat my little D'uccle! Puncture wound from Hawk!

    Hi everyone! My sweet little D'uccle named LeeLoo was attacked by a red-tailed hawk while i was putting up an extension cord to add a heat to keep the chickens water from freezing. The hawk was no more than five feet away from me when it attacked! I ran the hawk off and was able to save her! I...
  18. B

    Hens pecking at other Hens' combs-drawing blood

    Never had an issue with this until now for whatever reason... A couple of hens are pecking a couple of others and have drawn blood on their combs. They don't look terrible but I am not sure why they are doing it all of a sudden. They have plenty of food, water, and they get some sort of treat in...
  19. B

    Sick chicken/info on how to transition back to cold weather

    Hi all. New to chickens this year and LOVE this website. I have a chicken who has been having diarrhea. Pale comb and wattle, weight loss, ruffled up appearance etc. Ordered some Corid/amprolium(local store was out of corid and wormer) and getting some wormer(going to try safe-guard) to try to...
  20. ChBRooster

    Sick Rooster - Help

    My good rooster, Charles, has fall sick these days. His symptoms: He is laying in one position sitting on his knees, moving sometimes, but with some difficulty. Has some green diarrhea and it's a little lethargic. He has been eating and drinking regularly, and to my relief, still crowing...
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