Plum Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 The last three days I've found the girls have lumps on their toes. It's actually thread bound round each claw with mud or poo. I've piddled it off but can't work out where its come from. Any ideas. Checked hemcore and there's no fluff there. I don't mind taking it off (its a bit like cleaning belly buttons) but worried if I forget it may damage them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 how very bizare! Have they got little sewing kits hidden somewhere? No sensible ideas I'm afraid. Hope somebody comes up with something for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 No idea...sorry. My girls are on Aubiose which is very similar to Hemcore and I've never encountered this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 How strange . Do you have any tough grasses or reed-like plants nearby as fibres from those can be quite string like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 OH reckons its old moss from the grass. So I'm doing a close watch tomorrow to see when it appears. Was going to today but when I got home from work they were out having fun and it was too late. Their mystery knots were there again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Well they have been out in the garden all day and claws all clean, well a bit of mud under the nails so it must be the hemcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splodge88 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Our chickens don't have hemcore, but where they scratch the grass so much, it kinda turns bits of it into hay...which gets wrapped on their feet. Not really fluff but string... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Going to put them away now and if it builds up now I will know. Hen detective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Our's get this - and I think it is the Hemcore. It is quite fibrous, and does seem to get a bit tangled around their feet. Normally it comes off with no problem at all once they have been scratching around for a while in the garden, but yesterday Ginger's feet were so bad we had to soak them in water before we could pick it off. She actually seemed to quite like it, and Fred was so jealous we had to let her stand in the warm water as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
