HomesteadingTreating Bumblefoot At Home

Treating Bumblefoot At Home

If you have chickens chances are that at some point you have had or will have a chicken develop bumblefoot. Vet bills can get expensive so you may want to try to treat the bumblefoot at home and save money and the chicken. There are various ways that chicken get bumblefoot but most are from a cut or opening in the foot pad getting dirt in it and getting infected. If not treated bumblefoot infection can spread up the leg and kill the chicken. Hen Cam shares the treatment she used to cure one of her hens after it developed bumblefoot.

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Paige Raymond
Paige Raymond
Raised in rural Montana and educated in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Development, Paige Raymond combines a practical mindset with a passion for self-reliance and sustainability. With expertise ranging from mechanical solutions and food preservation to emergency preparedness and renewable energy, Paige is a proud author with more than 5000 published articles.

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