Hi again,
Last week I noticed that our little brood had outgrown their feeder so I put the long metal type feeder in with them as a supplement. I had used it before with much smaller chicks and had some foot injuries but assumed that since these guys are quite a bit older that it wouldn't become an issue... maybe their feet are tougher was my thought....
Anyways we were out with them yesterday and noticed that a large number of the birds have something wrong with the bottom of their feet... could it bee the feeder again or is it something that has been going on longer and I just didn't notice? How should I treat it? Will it clear its self up?
The issues initially looks like they have stuff stuck to the bottom of their feet but as we clean it off it seems to be attached and then it will start bleeding if we play with it too much.
Last week I noticed that our little brood had outgrown their feeder so I put the long metal type feeder in with them as a supplement. I had used it before with much smaller chicks and had some foot injuries but assumed that since these guys are quite a bit older that it wouldn't become an issue... maybe their feet are tougher was my thought....
Anyways we were out with them yesterday and noticed that a large number of the birds have something wrong with the bottom of their feet... could it bee the feeder again or is it something that has been going on longer and I just didn't notice? How should I treat it? Will it clear its self up?
The issues initially looks like they have stuff stuck to the bottom of their feet but as we clean it off it seems to be attached and then it will start bleeding if we play with it too much.