Since this is a mug thread...have you all heard of bone china? That's what this mug is made from. It's china made partially of animal bone ash. Makes the pieces more white, translucent, and strong for its thinness. Although drinking from a bone mug is a little creepy.
Sitting here working in my office on a rainy day. If you look closely you can see my crazy SS who loves the rain. Good thing because we live in Seattle!
Oh wow I just posted about something very similar on my girl!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/have-you-ever-seen-this-bizarre-footpad-growth-formation-not-bumblefoot.1621059/
Does it look the same as yours?
Fortunately my little girl hasn't had any other issues. I initially thought it could be bumblefoot but didn't find any examples that looked like it. So I've just been cleaning and watching.
But I'm sorry to hear about your chicken and her/his tumor.
Yeah it's so bizarre I've been trying to do research on it but it's hard to describe and google haha.
But your response makes me feel better. Hopefully it's nothing I plan to keep an eye on it though.
I noticed mild bumblefoot on my 1 yr old Ameraucana and started treating it and it's now almost healed.
While initially soaking her I noticed she has a very odd looking growth/formation on her other foot. I don't think it's bumblefoot and doesn't appear to be a sore or infection. Her footpad...
Ok thank you. I've read that there is sometimes no kernel if the infection is caught early. Have you seen that that's the case sometimes? I hate cutting her up to find nothing...
My 1 year old Ameraucana has had a sore (bumblefoot) on her foot for about a month. I've been keeping an eye on it but it hadn't improved and the round scabbed area looked like it was getting darker and more pronounced. Although there's no swelling and she's walking just fine and is completely...
It's not the worms in particular. It's that treats should be given in a very limited amount (no more than 10% of your regular diet - or 1 tablespoon per girl per day) because they throw off the healthy nutritional balance of a chicken's diet. Just like humans. Some people believe in giving NO...
Yes same calcium citrate as human supplement. That's probably the quickest way to give them calcium.
I have 5 laying hens and I do give them all the shells from the eggs we eat. They love it. But still offer them the oyster shell because apparently the eggshell calcium doesn't stay in their...