No cutting required. Just pulled and wiggled very gently!
Must be a huge relief
Bumble foot core
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Colleen Kinzie
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Has anyone seen a bumble foot core this large
No cutting required. Just pulled and wiggled very gently!
Must be a huge relief
No cutting required. Just pulled and wiggled very gently!
Must be a huge relief
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Jaye
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Wow! That looks massive. I can imagine that walking around with that must have been really uncomfortable. Glad it was easy for you to remove.
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Killerbunny
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Poor thing. Glad you got it out! Someone on another forum used a drywall screw to gently screw in and wiggle to remove.
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yep...last hen with bumblefoot here was that big.....after it came out i squished and managed to get even more! blech. she must be so happy it's out!!!! good luck catching up with her tomorrow LOL.
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windwalkingwolf
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Blecchh. Yes, I've seen them that big and bigger, I've got some roosters that are famous for them. By the time they're limping, the bumble is the size of a marble. Still grosses me out.
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Never had it . My chickens I mean . Is this hereditary ?
Google says mostly in heavy overweight birds . Infection in cracked feet .
Google says mostly in heavy overweight birds . Infection in cracked feet .
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Ontario Chick
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Never saw it in my 30+ years of raising LF birds, makes me wonder if it's hereditary.
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Happy
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That's huge! I have two 4 1/2 year old barred rocks that developed it this year. Had never had a problem before. Both of them are the "heavier-set" of the bunch so I'm thinking age/weight does have something to do with it. The two I removed were less than half that size. Now I'm hoping I got it all.
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That is the most genius thing I've ever heardKillerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST Poor thing. Glad you got it out! Someone on another forum used a drywall screw to gently screw in and wiggle to remove.
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Colleen Kinzie
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This was out of a layer hen I got from pullets plus this spring
20 weeks old when I got them in April
Not a heavy bird at all
3 of the 12 I got from them have had bumble foot
I'm wondering if it's because their feet are more tender than ones I raise here from chicks???
20 weeks old when I got them in April
Not a heavy bird at all
3 of the 12 I got from them have had bumble foot
I'm wondering if it's because their feet are more tender than ones I raise here from chicks???
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