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[Sallysec]

I have been treating my hen Elanor for bumblefoot and her feet are looking good.  Daily soaking in warm water with dawn dish detergent, the removal of the scabs until I have a clean looking wound and then packing the wound with neosporin, covering with a sterile pad and using self sticking wrap.  This is day 4 now of her isolated in a cage in my basement with treatment and she is looking really good.  Hers is recurrent when we have so much rain and dampness.  She is a trooper though and tolerates my doctoring well.  She is the only one out of all my chickens to get it.  Dh thinks its a lot of effort for one chicken but I want her for broody purposes so she is worth all the effort.  She has the most pleasant personality and will be a great mommy this spring when I put eggs under her.  She is in the single ladies coop so her genes, therefore her bumblefoot, will not be passed on. 

I was hoping we would get some sun for a few days to dry things out but it looks like more rain in the forcast.  We really need some sun and wind to dry things out.  I cant rake and bag anything as its too wet and would just rot.  Off to the feed store for more feed.  At least the girls are paying for it.  Delivering 7 dozen eggs today and another dozen tomorrow.  My egg customers are happy and so am I!

Is a tendency towards bumble foot genetic? I didn't know that...do chain breeds get it more often etc? Thanks for the info

 

[Sallysec]

Is a tendency towards bumble foot genetic? I didn't know that...do chain breeds get it more often etc? Thanks for the info

Do certain not chain

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Is a tendency towards bumble foot genetic? I didn't know that...do chain breeds get it more often etc? Thanks for the info

I don't think the infection itself is hereditary, but a bird with a tendency to get it may have a weaker immune system. That could be passed on to the offspring. It can be considered safer to your breeding plan to not breed that bird.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Here is a pic of Pickle's son and daughter.

 

[rancher hicks]

Winter is coming. My cats just caught a mouse in the kitchen, a sure sign that it's getting colder. Stupid rodents. At least my cat who is usually the mouse-hunt ringleader doesn't mess around playing with them - he just kills them, then parades around with them in his mouth until I can wrestle them from him. YUMMY.

I have been setting traps and catching them left and right. Chickens seem to attract them. They can get into the room off the garage and the garage of course. Coming for the occasional pellet that falls to the floor. I had one that was getting into the brooder a while back. I scared it out but then set the trap and got it. I hadn't expected them so early. I always lose a trap or two each year, until I do a thorough cleaning.

I don't want any cats so traps will have to do.

 

[rancher hicks]

Here is a pic of Pickle's son and daughter.

I have two hens and they've taken to sleeping in the next boxes. I feel sorry for them so I let them as they're little. I wish they'd sleep together so they'd only soil one nest box.

Have I mentioned my hen with the broken leg? It's the first joint and I don't know how to deal with it. I don't want to put her down if I don't have too.

 

[Glasshen]

Yeah, sleeping g in the nest boxes gets old. My youngest bunch was forbidden to roost with the bigger girls, so they thought the nest boxes would be nice. I got tired of cleaning and started stuffing things in the boxes every night. Plastic milk jugs worked well...they grew up and two of them became roosters. Now they roost with the adults.

It is too bad about your girl with the broken leg. Can chickens have their legs splinted? Would it heal if she were in isolation for a while and didn't have to move around with the others?

 

[stonykill]

"Mama" hatching her 3rd brood of the year. Egg Shells.........

 

[Glasshen]

Awww Mama! Will you send pics of the babies when she shows them to you?

 

[rancher hicks]

Yeah, sleeping g in the nest boxes gets old. My youngest bunch was forbidden to roost with the bigger girls, so they thought the nest boxes would be nice. I got tired of cleaning and started stuffing things in the boxes every night. Plastic milk jugs worked well...they grew up and two of them became roosters. Now they roost with the adults.
It is too bad about your girl with the broken leg. Can chickens have their legs splinted? Would it heal if she were in isolation for a while and didn't have to move around with the others?

Wow, I never thought of stuffing something in the nest box. I tried blocking with fencing but that didn't work out so well.

I do have her by herself and iced it this evening. I'll do it twice tomorrow. I have though of splinting it and may try that too.