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If no other alternative treatment that's possible is effective, someone who wants to take a risk could try treating with Tangerine essential oil. Mixing a drop of Tangerine essential oil in a a little bit of carrier oil (such as coconut oil) to dilute it, & then rubbing some of that on the...

You can read suggestions for some surgery tools & other ideas in the Bumblefoot section of the Poultry Podiatry page on the website linked in my sig below.

Which treatment do you mean?

I think you have to post a certain number of posts when you first join BYC before they'll let you attach any photos. It's a safety measure to prevent obnoxious posts, I think. I think you can add photos after either 5 or 10 posts, though, so maybe you'll be able to by now? If not, look around...

Hennenmom--It sounds like you are being very pro-active in trying to find ways to address the problem. I would think it would be helpful to give an internal antibiotic along with the medicated soaking, though I don't have knowledge of whether there may be any contra-indications for combining...

Would it be possible for you to give a Penicillin injection? Those aren't very easy to give but they are very helpful in battling the infection, & are more effective than oral Penicillin in treating Bumblefoot.

I wonder if non-activated, diluted Oxine AH might be useful to spray on or into a foot after removing a bumble or when a bird has an injury that might get infected... Staphylococcus aureus (which causes Bumblefoot) is one of the bacteria that Oxine is proven to kill quickly on contact. Hmm...

mmaddie's mom : This is a great video about how to bandage a chicken foot... because the audio on my computer is not working, I have NO idea what she is saying but think the bandaging technique looks great. http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2009/09/bumblefoot-chicken.html Thank you very...

When using salt in water for soaking, I'm wondering if it's important to rinse out any wounds afterwards with salt-less water to keep the salt from slowing the wound's healing time?? Anyone know? BTW--If it's useful for anyone, there are now some instructions on the webpage linked in my...

I'm guessing pulling out feathers could make him more vulnerable to additional infection, so probably better to figure a way to treat without pulling feathers. Best wishes!

schellie69--If a chicken has a small dark spot that concerns you, you can often snip it out with fingernail clippers without really getting into live skin. On another note: what has the experience of people here been with using Tea Tree Oil with chickens? I have heard from one person that they...

Quote: Are the scales on his legs raised? Sometimes Scaley Leg Mites can cause pain, and the loss of toenails and the ends of toes.