NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

I did say I'd come and help if you like.

You did! LOL I also had my family up here all weekend, you would think that between the 4 of us, we would have had something good going! My husband told me to just order another one. But I'll use the one I've made for now. Just have to add some finishing touches today and I should be good to go by the end of the week when I get two more silkies.

Now to figure out who layed that egg last night and see if I get a whole one from her today. I have a feeling it came from my lavender orpington. The yolk looked bigger than the yolks that have been coming from my BO/black sexlink hen.

 

[ChickPrincess]

I had another thread going about bumblefoot, but I'll post the continuation here instead.
Long story short, I noticed bumblefoot on both feet on one of my red sex links, including a rather large cyst on the top of her right foot (the worse foot). Both feet in the beginning were swollen and hot. I am a complete baby when it comes to any kind of surgery or cutting. I'll throw up... literally. I ordered tricide-neo and did a full week of epsom salt soaks and medicated soaks and bandaging with neosporin, gauze and vetrap. At the end of the week, there was some improvement, but not huge. I cleaned her feet well and rebandaged and then, to be honest, I ignored it until this morning. It's been about 2 weeks (still had the bandages on) but she was limping a little.
I took off the bandages and was crushed to see both feet are swollen, the cyst is back (it had mostly come off earlier as a large, hard lump) and both black scabs were still there. The left foot's (the better one) scab was starting to come up on the sides. I soaked her for 7 or 8 minutes in epsom salt and warm water. She enjoyed grapes while she soaked.
After the soak, the scab on the left foot pulled off with little effort. Obviously, there's an open hole, but nothing else came out. I neosporined her and vetrapped again. The right foot, I did get the scab off, but it took much more effort. Attached to the scab was a hardened "corn". Puss and blood poured during the process. I can't believe I was able to do it without getting sick, but I managed. I'm so proud of myself. I was able to squeeze out a little more blood and puss, but that's it. I rewrapped that foot also.
Tonight, I will soak her again and see if we can't get more gunk out. I'm sure she has a little relief already.
Should I also soak in the tricide-neo again, too? Not sure since the wound is open now. HELP! What's my best course of action?

 

[Lynzi777]

Ok, here's the finished product. LOL I ended up using the pen we have for the bunnies and placing it around the coop, I'll use that for the run. However its not big enough as you can clearly see. So I'm going to buy another, attach it to that one so it'll be double that size and use the steaks I have to keep it sturdy.





I'm still short one nest box but I figured since I was able to make one hang on the outside of the coop, I have enough room inside to place another if need be. (This is only housing 3 silkies). I have a food dispenser hanging on the inside wall and I plan on buying a water dispenser I hang in one of the corners. I'll take inside pics when I'm done doing that part of it all.

 

[marquisella]

I had another thread going about bumblefoot, but I'll post the continuation here instead.
Long story short, I noticed bumblefoot on both feet on one of my red sex links, including a rather large cyst on the top of her right foot (the worse foot). Both feet in the beginning were swollen and hot. I am a complete baby when it comes to any kind of surgery or cutting. I'll throw up... literally. I ordered tricide-neo and did a full week of epsom salt soaks and medicated soaks and bandaging with neosporin, gauze and vetrap. At the end of the week, there was some improvement, but not huge. I cleaned her feet well and rebandaged and then, to be honest, I ignored it until this morning. It's been about 2 weeks (still had the bandages on) but she was limping a little.
I took off the bandages and was crushed to see both feet are swollen, the cyst is back (it had mostly come off earlier as a large, hard lump) and both black scabs were still there. The left foot's (the better one) scab was starting to come up on the sides. I soaked her for 7 or 8 minutes in epsom salt and warm water. She enjoyed grapes while she soaked.
After the soak, the scab on the left foot pulled off with little effort. Obviously, there's an open hole, but nothing else came out. I neosporined her and vetrapped again. The right foot, I did get the scab off, but it took much more effort. Attached to the scab was a hardened "corn". Puss and blood poured during the process. I can't believe I was able to do it without getting sick, but I managed. I'm so proud of myself. I was able to squeeze out a little more blood and puss, but that's it. I rewrapped that foot also.
Tonight, I will soak her again and see if we can't get more gunk out. I'm sure she has a little relief already.
Should I also soak in the tricide-neo again, too? Not sure since the wound is open now. HELP! What's my best course of action?

My experience with bumble foot is that its very difficult to cure, and with both feet infected, you are waging an up hill battle.
You should be giving her an antibiotic shot. The infected "gunk" will keep infecting the foot. You have to lance it all the way and scrape all the gunk out every day until it is completely gone. Give antibiotic injections until you are sure its gone. Otherwise it will just keep coming back. I would wash with peroxide in the hole after you scrape it out each time.Imagine a power wash spray to knock all the gunk out. Keep it open, don't let it close up until it doesn't produce more pus. Good Luck.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Ok, here's the finished product. LOL I ended up using the pen we have for the bunnies and placing it around the coop, I'll use that for the run. However its not big enough as you can clearly see. So I'm going to buy another, attach it to that one so it'll be double that size and use the steaks I have to keep it sturdy.





I'm still short one nest box but I figured since I was able to make one hang on the outside of the coop, I have enough room inside to place another if need be. (This is only housing 3 silkies). I have a food dispenser hanging on the inside wall and I plan on buying a water dispenser I hang in one of the corners. I'll take inside pics when I'm done doing that part of it all.

Lynzi---nice job. See what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it?? It looks great and your silkies look happy. Be proud of what you did. I like it very much.

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi---nice job. See what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it?? It looks great and your silkies look happy. Be proud of what you did. I like it very much.

Thanks! And those are actually the holland lops in the pen. LOL, I only have one white silkie as of right now, she's still in with the orpingtons but I'll be movingher this coming weekend when I get my two new additions.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Ok, here's the finished product. LOL I ended up using the pen we have for the bunnies and placing it around the coop, I'll use that for the run. However its not big enough as you can clearly see. So I'm going to buy another, attach it to that one so it'll be double that size and use the steaks I have to keep it sturdy.





I'm still short one nest box but I figured since I was able to make one hang on the outside of the coop, I have enough room inside to place another if need be. (This is only housing 3 silkies). I have a food dispenser hanging on the inside wall and I plan on buying a water dispenser I hang in one of the corners. I'll take inside pics when I'm done doing that part of it all.

well done lynzi!!!!!!!

 

[vmdanielsen]

My experience with bumble foot is that its very difficult to cure, and with both feet infected, you are waging an up hill battle.
You should be giving her an antibiotic shot. The infected "gunk" will keep infecting the foot. You have to lance it all the way and scrape all the gunk out every day until it is completely gone. Give antibiotic injections until you are sure its gone. Otherwise it will just keep coming back. I would wash with peroxide in the hole after you scrape it out each time.Imagine a power wash spray to knock all the gunk out. Keep it open, don't let it close up until it doesn't produce more pus. Good Luck.

I have no experience with bumble foot. Sorry.

Sue, your birds have acclimated very well. Thanks!!

 

[rancher hicks]

Ok, here's the finished product. LOL I ended up using the pen we have for the bunnies and placing it around the coop, I'll use that for the run. However its not big enough as you can clearly see. So I'm going to buy another, attach it to that one so it'll be double that size and use the steaks I have to keep it sturdy.





I'm still short one nest box but I figured since I was able to make one hang on the outside of the coop, I have enough room inside to place another if need be. (This is only housing 3 silkies). I have a food dispenser hanging on the inside wall and I plan on buying a water dispenser I hang in one of the corners. I'll take inside pics when I'm done doing that part of it all.

Why you little snot! That coop is very nice. If you do make another you can certainly attach them with a run in between. Like a pic I saw. One coop on each end with a long run in between.

 

[Lynzi777]

Why you little snot! That coop is very nice. If you do make another you can certainly attach them with a run in between. Like a pic I saw. One coop on each end with a long run in between.

LOL I really don't see this thing holding out thru winter, so I'm sure I'll be placing it in the shed. It had legs but I ripped them off because I just couldn't get them sturdy. Everytime I moved the thing one would come loose and bend. I'm going to place it up on some concrete blocks to keep it off the ground. It reminds me of Snoopy's dog house. LOL