Restaurant critic Amy Pataki and her family decided to rent chickens this summer. ( Amy Pataki / Toronto Star )We suspect our backyard flock has bumblefoot, or painful abscesses on their feet. The girls gather a basin of warm water, strawberry body wash and an old toothbrush to scrub the chickens’ feet. Rent The Chicken supplied one that is smooth and squared off, which has chafed the chickens’ feet as they try to grip it. Before you use it, dip it in boiling water to kill any mites from wild birds,” Toman recommends.

Source: thestar August 11, 2018 03:56 UTC