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Problem solved - the buyer didn't want to buy them anymore now that they have bumblefoot, so we'll slaughter these two as well.

But keep the tips coming - who knows, the adults may have bumblefoot as well. The drake's already had it once (we had a surgeon friend come and cut it out that time).
 
Henrik Petersson said:
Problem solved - the buyer didn't want to buy them anymore now that they have bumblefoot, so we'll slaughter these two as well.

But keep the tips coming - who knows, the adults may have bumblefoot as well. The drake's already had it once (we had a surgeon friend come and cut it out that time).
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Best of luck in the future...
 
Krazyquilts said:
I have very good luck with spraying the bumblefoot with BluKote.

I have heard that some ducks just have more of a tendency towards bumblefoot, and that ones who keep getting it should be culled.
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Oh, so it DOES have a genetic component!? I THOUGHT so. I recently made another thread where I asked whether bumblefoot had a genetic component, and everybody said no!

Thanks for the vindication! I guess we should slaughter the male then (he's had a bad case of bumblefoot), he seems to be the main culprit.
 
Henrik Petersson said:
Oh, so it DOES have a genetic component!? I THOUGHT so. I recently made another thread where I asked whether bumblefoot had a genetic component, and everybody said no!

Thanks for the vindication! I guess we should slaughter the male then (he's had a bad case of bumblefoot), he seems to be the main culprit.
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No, I don't think that there's a genetic component - at least I've never heard of one. I think it's more that some ducks, once they get bumblefoot, are more prone to it, like maybe it never really leaves their system.
 
You could try an experiment if you had space and time. Find one of your ducks that has bumble foot. Then remove them from your parents, treat the feet, and put them in a place that doesn’t have a lot of abrasive things on the ground. If they have something like grass and they still get it again, then they might be more prone to it. If it doesn’t, then you will know it’s the environment (your parents place) causing it.
 
Krazyquilts said:
No, I don't think that there's a genetic component - at least I've never heard of one. I think it's more that some ducks, once they get bumblefoot, are more prone to it, like maybe it never really leaves their system.
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CayugaJana said:
You could try an experiment if you had space and time. Find one of your ducks that has bumble foot. Then remove them from your parents, treat the feet, and put them in a place that doesn’t have a lot of abrasive things on the ground. If they have something like grass and they still get it again, then they might be more prone to it. If it doesn’t, then you will know it’s the environment (your parents place) causing it.
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