My roo Thor has a leg condition that no one has been able to come up with a diagnosis on. A few other BYCers have roos that have the same malady and all of them are feather legged. Myself and the other BYCers have tried various remedies with no improvement.
This is what Thor's feet looked about a year ago, when I first noticed the problem:
Up until the last couple of days it has never seemed to bother Thor, but tonight I noticed that he can't settle down on his feet at night and he continously stomps them. Tonight I slathered his feet down with vaseline in an attempt to bring him some relief.
So far I've treated for:
Mites, (even though the scales are not raised - just red and swollen) and even though none of the hens share the problem and I can find no evidence of mites on him, the hens or the coop. I've tried three different mite products anyhow.
Fungal infection - three weeks treatment with no improvement.
Bacterial infection - same thing as the fungal, in addition to a shot of penicillin, which was no help.
I'm hoping that with alot of new members since I've last posted about this problem that someone might be able to offer some fresh insight.
My vet can't see poultry in her office, but has offered telephone help. I'm thinking of getting a microscope slide from her at our next visit with the dogs, do a scraping and see if she can identify the problem (assuming that she can have poultry scrapings in her office).
Any ideas?
This is what Thor's feet looked about a year ago, when I first noticed the problem:
Up until the last couple of days it has never seemed to bother Thor, but tonight I noticed that he can't settle down on his feet at night and he continously stomps them. Tonight I slathered his feet down with vaseline in an attempt to bring him some relief.
So far I've treated for:
Mites, (even though the scales are not raised - just red and swollen) and even though none of the hens share the problem and I can find no evidence of mites on him, the hens or the coop. I've tried three different mite products anyhow.
Fungal infection - three weeks treatment with no improvement.
Bacterial infection - same thing as the fungal, in addition to a shot of penicillin, which was no help.
I'm hoping that with alot of new members since I've last posted about this problem that someone might be able to offer some fresh insight.
My vet can't see poultry in her office, but has offered telephone help. I'm thinking of getting a microscope slide from her at our next visit with the dogs, do a scraping and see if she can identify the problem (assuming that she can have poultry scrapings in her office).
Any ideas?
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