tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post992023691441502906..comments2023-10-31T10:43:10.528-04:00Comments on Razzberry Corner: Bumblefoot in ChickensRazzberry Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-26568593400510922072010-07-24T02:25:30.669-04:002010-07-24T02:25:30.669-04:00We have never got a case of bumblefoot here yet. I...We have never got a case of bumblefoot here yet. I had read about it before. I'm glad that it was able to heal up nicely.Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-52130900745204349572010-07-19T13:11:24.272-04:002010-07-19T13:11:24.272-04:00Thanks for commenting on my blog! The bumblefoot i...Thanks for commenting on my blog! The bumblefoot issue is really interesting. I had a hen who went crippled in one foot. Her toes just curled inward, and she sort of hobbled around. I never got it to heal up, and kept her in a separate coop, where she lived for several years quite happily.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-58880392679484280562010-07-19T08:08:33.168-04:002010-07-19T08:08:33.168-04:00Farm Girl - Yep, that's where I was going to l...Farm Girl - Yep, that's where I was going to look - My Pet Chicken. I've ordered from them before.<br /><br />Leigh - Is Lord B all better now? So it healed without having to open up the foot? Did the bumble go away on the bottom of his foot? How long did you give your chickens garlic water? <br /><br />Raspberry's not totally recovered from her bumblefoot - the left foot is still puffy. But no bumble anymore. Maybe she just has puffy feet?? It doesn't seem to hurt her. And we haven't even started with the right foot yet...<br /><br />~LynnRazzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-28127129642746221572010-07-19T07:30:41.265-04:002010-07-19T07:30:41.265-04:00Such a great feeling to be able to help an animal....Such a great feeling to be able to help an animal. Lord B's bumblefoot never became an open wound, for which I'm thankful.<br /><br />We found vet wrap to be cheaper at Tractor Supply than CVS or Rite Aid. Maybe you could get a better price at a discount big box store.<br /><br />So glad Raspberry recovered so quickly.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-16473807212954208252010-07-18T22:33:03.411-04:002010-07-18T22:33:03.411-04:00Thanks! I have never heard of a saddle, but I thin...Thanks! I have never heard of a saddle, but I think My Pet Chicken on line has so much chicken stuff I have never ever saw before, they might have something. I will look into liver for my hens. Very good advice. It was so hot here today, they did get cold watermelon. :)Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-69909840672606406532010-07-18T21:01:14.069-04:002010-07-18T21:01:14.069-04:00Farm Girl - you can buy vet wrap at a feed store. ...Farm Girl - you can buy vet wrap at a feed store. I've seen it at the feed store where we buy chicken food and straw. But we use generic brand Ace bandages - the kind that sticks to itself. It's cheaper than vet wrap (I think) and it's a light tan color. If you use a bright color the chickens may peck at it more - our vet store has vet wrap in all sorts of crazy colors. <br /><br />We read somewhere that Vitamin A is really good a helping a chicken recover from bumblefoot. And liver is full of Vit A (and iron, too). My husband loves liver (not me!), so we cut up some small pieces of cooked beef liver for the chickens (and some for the husband, too!). There was a good sale at the grocery store on liver recently - a 2 lb package was under $1... The birds all really love it, and it's good for them. The guinea keets need more protien than chickens, so we try to give them mealworms or cooked meat when we can. I had not known much about bumblefoot before, I think we all learn as we go! <br /><br />Do you know anything about chicken saddles? I need to keep the roosters from tearing up the hens backs and necks, so I'm going to look into chicken saddles next. Poor hens are really getting hurt from those roos...<br /><br />John Gray - No problem!! I still have so much more to learn about raising chickens!<br /><br />~LynnRazzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-33509636587438386012010-07-18T17:49:08.008-04:002010-07-18T17:49:08.008-04:00never heard of bumblefoot. thank you for the teach...never heard of bumblefoot. thank you for the teaching session<br />xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-55668231234024278792010-07-18T12:12:18.135-04:002010-07-18T12:12:18.135-04:00Just some questions, Where do you get vet wrap and...Just some questions, Where do you get vet wrap and you feed your chickens liver? Is is cooked or raw?<br />I have a hen that I think is anemic.If that can happen I don't know and I was thinking she needed extra iron, so giving them liver would be good I think and help them from picking and eating each others feathers. Very nice video, I had never heard of bumble-foot in chickens before. ThanksFarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.com