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Is anyone using heat lamps in their coops at night yet? I have mine ready to go but wasn't thinking that they really needed it yet with all the warm temps we have been having. Should I turn it on and if they are too warm they will just move away from it? Just curious as to what everyone else in the valley was doing at this time.
Thanks,
Allan
 
OK, Folks, a few weeks ago I posted pictures of the Rooster that I was gifted, and asked about the comb and the black spots. You guys were RIGHT ON !!! And he is coming out of solitary in a few days.

Now I have another problem, and I hope you can help me again.

Of the original chicks I nurtured, two were the RIRs that I talk about to friends all the time, and once here on BYC. These are the one's that are giving me green eggs, so we have determined that there is some EE in their genes. (I would have said 'jeans' but I am wearing those).

About a week ago I noticed that one of these RIRs was limping. I tried to catch her, but she was much faster than me, even WITH her limp, so I thought at the time that I would get to her later when she was back in the coop.

I forgot.

Yesterday afternoon I spotted her in a place that would be easy to play this tag game with her, and I did, though it took a while.

After catching her, I looked first at her feet, and this is what I found (GASP)




There is a second picture but I feel this one will do. The other is very out of focus.

WHAT do I have here?

I brought her indoors last night, soaked her for well over an hour. She relaxed so much that she actually went to sleep in my lap, and her whole lower body went into the water. I dried her as well as I could, but we don't own a hair drier, so I felt it better to keep her indoors for the night.

I put a towel into the tub, and closed the curtain, the dog wanted in and was laying by the closed door all night, and I CAN say this, she is VERY healthy. She pooped a LOT, and it took me half an hour to clean the bath tub and the towel I had placed in there. We left the light on until 10:00 (as if she was out in the coop) and turned it back on again at 5:30. I released her at about 9:00 AM and she flew beautifully, then RAN to the coop to tell her sisters all about her overnight one bird slumber party.

I went out and opened both coops and ALL the birds gathered around her, that part was fun to watch.

BUT ... she is still limping.

What do I have here? Any one? Please

Skip
 
Phottoman said:
OK, Folks, a few weeks ago I posted pictures of the Rooster that I was gifted, and asked about the comb and the black spots. You guys were RIGHT ON !!! And he is coming out of solitary in a few days.

Now I have another problem, and I hope you can help me again.

Of the original chicks I nurtured, two were the RIRs that I talk about to friends all the time, and once here on BYC. These are the one's that are giving me green eggs, so we have determined that there is some EE in their genes. (I would have said 'jeans' but I am wearing those).

About a week ago I noticed that one of these RIRs was limping. I tried to catch her, but she was much faster than me, even WITH her limp, so I thought at the time that I would get to her later when she was back in the coop.

I forgot.

Yesterday afternoon I spotted her in a place that would be easy to play this tag game with her, and I did, though it took a while.

After catching her, I looked first at her feet, and this is what I found (GASP)




There is a second picture but I feel this one will do. The other is very out of focus.

WHAT do I have here?

I brought her indoors last night, soaked her for well over an hour. She relaxed so much that she actually went to sleep in my lap, and her whole lower body went into the water. I dried her as well as I could, but we don't own a hair drier, so I felt it better to keep her indoors for the night.

I put a towel into the tub, and closed the curtain, the dog wanted in and was laying by the closed door all night, and I CAN say this, she is VERY healthy. She pooped a LOT, and it took me half an hour to clean the bath tub and the towel I had placed in there. We left the light on until 10:00 (as if she was out in the coop) and turned it back on again at 5:30. I released her at about 9:00 AM and she flew beautifully, then RAN to the coop to tell her sisters all about her overnight one bird slumber party.

I went out and opened both coops and ALL the birds gathered around her, that part was fun to watch.

BUT ... she is still limping.

What do I have here? Any one? Please

Skip
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Right foot may have bumble foot.... but I don't see a scab.
 
Gee, Skip, I dunno - but I DID find a vet here in Phoenix (a ways from you I know) who actually knows a thing or two about chickens and was able to do successful surgery on one of my girls with prolapsed vent. Maybe if you call they can refer you or have you email the pics and try to help you long distance. The name of the clinic is Union Hills Animal Hospital and the vets are Susan Goshert and Sharon Poolard; I think it was Dr. Pollard that saw to my girl. The number is 602-863-6629 and they were very understanding, reasonable $-wise and kind. Even after my hen laid an egg in their waiting room.
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Good Luck!!
 
Phottoman said:
OK, Folks, a few weeks ago I posted pictures of the Rooster that I was gifted, and asked about the comb and the black spots. You guys were RIGHT ON !!! And he is coming out of solitary in a few days.

Now I have another problem, and I hope you can help me again.

Of the original chicks I nurtured, two were the RIRs that I talk about to friends all the time, and once here on BYC. These are the one's that are giving me green eggs, so we have determined that there is some EE in their genes. (I would have said 'jeans' but I am wearing those).

About a week ago I noticed that one of these RIRs was limping. I tried to catch her, but she was much faster than me, even WITH her limp, so I thought at the time that I would get to her later when she was back in the coop.

I forgot.

Yesterday afternoon I spotted her in a place that would be easy to play this tag game with her, and I did, though it took a while.

After catching her, I looked first at her feet, and this is what I found (GASP)


There is a second picture but I feel this one will do. The other is very out of focus.

WHAT do I have here?

I brought her indoors last night, soaked her for well over an hour. She relaxed so much that she actually went to sleep in my lap, and her whole lower body went into the water. I dried her as well as I could, but we don't own a hair drier, so I felt it better to keep her indoors for the night.

I put a towel into the tub, and closed the curtain, the dog wanted in and was laying by the closed door all night, and I CAN say this, she is VERY healthy. She pooped a LOT, and it took me half an hour to clean the bath tub and the towel I had placed in there. We left the light on until 10:00 (as if she was out in the coop) and turned it back on again at 5:30. I released her at about 9:00 AM and she flew beautifully, then RAN to the coop to tell her sisters all about her overnight one bird slumber party.

I went out and opened both coops and ALL the birds gathered around her, that part was fun to watch.

BUT ... she is still limping.

What do I have here? Any one? Please

Skip
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I could be wrong, as I'm very new to this, but it looks and sounds a lot like the scale mites that BeeKissed was dealing with after she got her mistreated coop back. You can read her Story of the Knarly Bunch on her blog. Chapter 8 has a great picture of the swollen feet infected with scale mites. Also, she mentioned that there is a small gland on top of their feets. It was severely clogged and I believe infected, adding to the severity of the swelling.

I believe she had given this particular one a good, warm bath with soap and used a Q-Tip to clean out the gland. Afterwards, she applied a liberal coating of Nu-Stock and it began healing nicely. Nu-Stock is available for sure on Amazon.Com and at The Stock Shop here in Glendale, Arizona. From my understanding, it is very popular and should be available at nearly every feed store. It was $17.99 here, as I just bought a bottle two weeks ago.

Keep us updated.
 
Mahonri said:
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She has been favoring that right foot for some time. The nails on her right foot are way overgrown compared with the nails on the other foot. You could try trimming them. If you do, be careful not to cut into the blood supply. Just trim the ends back a bit. Better to do a little trimming in multiple stages than to cut too much off at once. Trimming her toenails won't fix the underlying problem, whatever that may be, but it may help her regain some use of that foot.

Can't really tell what's on the bottom of her foot. Looks like crusted dirt to me. What did her foot look like AFTER soaking?

The practical part of me says "cull her and enjoy the dinner" but she is probably a pet. Good luck!

Sarah
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Hey Skip, sorry about your bird's bum foot. Looks like bumblefoot to me; I'd definitely soak it some more. Magic Chicken had a good observation that she's been favoring that foot for a while, judging from the length of the nails. Also, while the picture of her head isn't the best, I don't think she's a RIR. The comb,beard and feather coloration say EE to me. That would explain the green eggs. I hope you can get her on the mend soon.
 
Phottoman said:
I just sent them an email. I'll let you all know how THAT works out. Thanks for listing this, Maryysong Skip Quote: Not Tucson but you are probably closer than I am; I haven't dealt with these folks before, just passing along the ad that I saw.
[COLOR=B42000]http://sierravista.craigslist.org/grd/3403457854.html[/COLOR]
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Hey all, I didn't realize this was hippie chicks. I have yet to order from them, but I've been chatting with em for about a week now. They seem super nice and have lovely birds ( at least from what I've seen on Facebook!!) at very reasonable prices. Plus they have a guarantee on their chicks here if they mis-sex your brd, you can swap your cockerel for a pullet. Overall I got the impression that they're honest breeders who care about their birds. Well that's my spiel lol. I'm planning on picking my chicks up this spring, depending on when they have ameraucanas and silkies available :p
 

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