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Old 24-02-2008, 12:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I have seen this elsewhere, but this is the first case I have seen in my garden.

Called Bumble Foot, it is a parasitic infection and whilst not being fatal, can lead to difficulty in mobility.
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Poor little bird. I wonder if there is a way to cure it ?

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There is for captive birds, as it is a fungal infection, but unfortunately, there is no way to treat wild birds. They do not seem particularly bothered by it though.

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You could put some of the treatment in a water troff. I think it a pink powder I can't remember what it is called and hang up some pink blocks maybe they will help and it won't harm birds that don't have any ailments

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