Uuugggg...bumble foot?

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Don't be premature about putting her back outside. You absolutely don't want her to get her foot wet. Also she'll still need to have her bandages changed daily. I'd be inclined to keep her seperate a few more days, giving her foot some healing time!
 
chickie-doo said:
Don't be premature about putting her back outside. You absolutely don't want her to get her foot wet. Also she'll still need to have her bandages changed daily. I'd be inclined to keep her seperate a few more days, giving her foot some healing time!
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Yes, she's actually enjoying the house with the a/c. Lucky girl....minus the foot surgery of course.
 
Bumble foot surgery is healing up well. The swelling in her webbing is going down. Thank you all for all your help. Couldn't of done it without the BYC.
 
I'm so glad to hear the foot has healed well! I hope for your and your ckns sake, no one gets bumblefoot again. But it's pretty common. AND now you know how to treat it. To have birds and keep them properly, you sort of become a Jr vet, just be default!!
 
chickie-doo said:
I'm so glad to hear the foot has healed well! I hope for your and your ckns sake, no one gets bumblefoot again. But it's pretty common. AND now you know how to treat it. To have birds and keep them properly, you sort of become a Jr vet, just be default!!
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You really do! I had no idea when I got chickens that I would turn into a chicken vet. I learned...I took my one sick chicken to the vet and she told me it was Mereks. Turns out it was an infection in her gut so her crop stopped working. I'm happy to say that she is still alive!plus it cost an arm and a leg, but I don't fault vets, they just aren't familiar with them. I love my chickens, even if I have to un bumble their foot.
Just FYI...My bumble foot chicken is an Easter Egger, so she has now been nicknamed the "Bearded Bumblina" :)
 
Love your BEe's new name!LOL
sadly, you have a vet unfamiliar with farm animals. Too bad you don't live in my neck of the woods as my vet is still a real farm vet and yes is very knowledgeable on chicken health. Still, it's vital to read up as much as possible. Sounds like your other hen had a sour crop. That is curable, requiring probiotics and Palpatine the crop thru out the day to empty it and get it working in a healthy way (by the way, keep a really good quality probiotic powder or pill in your fridge for such conditions AND to supplement a bird who is on antibiotics!)
Good luck with your ckns
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chickie-doo said:
Love your BEe's new name!LOL
sadly, you have a vet unfamiliar with farm animals. Too bad you don't live in my neck of the woods as my vet is still a real farm vet and yes is very knowledgeable on chicken health. Still, it's vital to read up as much as possible. Sounds like your other hen had a sour crop. That is curable, requiring probiotics and Palpatine the crop thru out the day to empty it and get it working in a healthy way (by the way, keep a really good quality probiotic powder or pill in your fridge for such conditions AND to supplement a bird who is on antibiotics!)
Good luck with your ckns
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She had a pretty good sized impacted crop. I ended up tubing her and clearing that up then treating the infection. It took a while, but she pulled through. I do have a vet I bring them too, but I normally end up suggesting medicine and what not, so a lot of the times I end up going to BYC for help. Thank you for your advice. :thumbsup:cd:jumpy
 

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