Baymule
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Cheep Cheep needs her own thread.......she is kinda special ya know...
Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal
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Mike CHS
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I just hope she doesn't have an unhappy ending. We have made a point of not letting the dogs mess with her but that has the result of making her think they are harmless.
CntryBoy777
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I don't think she will correlate all dogs to yours, animals can tell many differences between the familiar and the strange...even of their own kind. Since she is a prey animal, she has a hieghtened awareness of her surroundings and just as your dogs will react differently to another person, she would too. They handle each encounter differently and if she is enticed away by a passing flock, she will have them as extra sensors. I believe she will probably be enticed after she is a yr old, next spring during breeding season....
....but will come for a visit from time to time.
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Mike CHS
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That's what we figure Fred. This part of Tennessee is known for it's large turkey population.
Bruce
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From what I've read, the "in foot" part of bumblefoot isn't pus but a hard "kernel". Once the foot is soaked enough and if there is a "weak spot", you can get the "kernel" out. It can get bad. On another forum there were pictures of what the vet pulled out of a chicken with bumblefoot. It wasn't just in the "pad" but had gone down into a toe. Hopefully your bird just has a smallish "kernel" in the pad. If you do get it out, I would use castor oil on the open wound.
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Mike CHS
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He is getting better. Teresa has been doing the Epsom Salt soak twice a day and then treating with Oregano Oil. I guess this is one of the advantages of being 'hands on' with all of our critters. I can't imagine trying to soak the foot of a 35 pound turkey that wasn't used to being handled. Teresa is the poultry person though. They tolerate me but she is the 'whisperer'.
Bruce
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Can you tell if there is a soft spot starting where the kernel can come out?
Baymule
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I have a mental picture of Teresa the turkey whisperer, doctoring a 35 pounder's foot. It makes me smile.
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Bruce
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Who does the HARD stuff with the sheep and LGs?
BTW you need to add Thor to your signature.
BTW you need to add Thor to your signature.
