Porpie Pie
Songster
- May 5, 2021
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Nothing but issues lately over here. I posted a thread about my Buff Orpington Rosie and how she had brown fluid coming from her beak and I was treating for sour crop just in case but she also i think had water belly which if i understand is infection?? She was eating and drinking fine but losing weight and getting worse so I had to end her suffering. (I miss that little girl so much) Now I've got a blue orpington Miss Evelyn who I notice today had a nice case of scaly leg mites. Brought her in to soak and treat and noticed her toe was at an odd angle which is when I noticed the bumblefoot. I should also mention that when I picked her up she lost brown fluid from her beak like Rosie did. I checked Rosie over and couldn't find any wounds. Not sure what the heck is going on in my coop. I know mite and lice season is upon us so I swept out the coop wiped everything down with vinegar and water and power washed the heck out of it. Let it dry put down a layer of DE, filled the coop with sand for the summer instead of cedar chips and mixed it up with some more DE. Only thing I did not do which I'm regretting now is dust my birds with DE but I see them bathe pretty often. I have a Pekin hen and drake the hen was either coughing or sneezing today. Not sure if this is all related or if anyone has ever experienced this before? This is my 3rd summer with chickens and I have not delt with the same thing twice. Also wondering how everyone else deals with bumblefoot? Is it best to cut it out or use the tweezers and soak? Icky things usually fascinate me but true torture for me would be anything cutting into the bottom of feet. I'm about to face my fear head on whether I like it or not. I hope I don't faint.