Rooster's foot chewed up, sticky and bloody looking

[Missa Chickabee]

Thanks. I will wash and dress it for the night and see what tomorrow brings

 

[goosehead]

I would put some neosporin on it and he should be fine

 

[downsm75]

I've read you can put regular neosporin on chickens, just not the kind with pain killer in it.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

I soaked and washed it and put neosporin cream on for the night. I will follow your lead and do some reading on Bumblefoot. On reconsideration I think you may be right.

 

[goosehead]

I don't think its bumblefoot. What do the undersides of his feet looks like?

 

[Missa Chickabee]

There are alright. Normal I think. But I have not had anything to compare it to. I stuck this in the Marans thread as they are used to feather-footed birds and a contributer said that it is normal unless it persists...that the blood feathers are just broken off..that I should monitor it and if it continues to pull the feather nubbs, squeeze the pus out and treat it as one would bumble foot. But it is, according to her, a normal occurance with Marans. Your thoughts?

 

[goosehead]

I think he will be fine It looks like some feathers got pulled out so keep an eye on it.

BTW I have been around a lot of chickens with feathered feet

 

[Malibu99]

My light brahma used to break her foot feathers all the time. I ended up putting bag balm on her feet. When she's peck her feet, she'd get a beak full of bag balm and she quickly learned that he horrid taste was from her feathers. Now she doesn't peck her feet, and her feet are really soft. :3

 

[Missa Chickabee]

Thanks, Goosehead. I had a feeling you would have feather-legged birds cuz you have got everything under the sun there!.. Thanks so much for the good advice. I think I may have used neosporin with the painkiller in it. What will it do to my roo?

 

[goosehead]

I'm not shore but he should be fine.