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campbell64
Joined: 07 Sep 2008
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: bleeding leg |
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Hi i am really new to this lark and only got my 3 ex batts last Saturday.
They love free ranging and hustle each other to come out. they lay 3 eggs in the right place, daily. they will come when called and go back into their run.
Tonight Susie has a bleeding leg. It looks as though it has come from one of the scales, either lost it or its bleeding underneath. this was at 6 this evening. By 8 she had stopped bleeding and was her normal self. She let us bathe it with salty water. they have a poultry tonic in their water and citricidal. (an anti bacterial, anti fungal and antiseptic)
Should i take any other precautions?
i appreciate any advice,
Lesley C |
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Chris Kurzfeld
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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Location: Carmarthenshire
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| Hi and welcome. Your girl has probably either caught her leg on something or they have had a scuffle and she has come off worse - but do check her, and the others, legs for signs of scaley leg mites (raised flaking leg scales). As for treating her leg, I think bathing it as you have will be fine but do watch the others - hens like to peck at anything red and can inflict nasty injuries on each other. I have sheep so I spray any redness on my chooks with the purple spray i use for the sheep feet (any farming/feed merchants will have it and it's not expensive) - it covers the redness and has antisceptic in it which will help the healing process. |
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jubilee
Joined: 04 Jun 2008
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Location: nottinghamshire
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Good advice from the above post.xx  |
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