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  1. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Thank you for your kind words. I did my best for her and loved her completely!
  2. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I did my best for her. I got meds from the vet but she didn’t make it. I lost her last night. Some have suggested she may have had a heavy parasite kid and the infection allowed it to overcome her. I’m going to deworm the flock just to be safe.
  3. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    This is poor Lacy. She is currently in isolation and I fear I may lose her. She seemed to be doing better so I didn’t get the antibiotics from the vet. Today when I got home at lunch I went to check everyone and the run was empty. They were all inside the coop and Lacy was laying down and...
  4. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I’m hoping she doesn’t need the antibiotics but I’ll get some if it’s needed. We have been several weeks at this now. I feel awful that she had such a bad case of it. She didn’t show any signs until she was suddenly unwell. She didn’t limp Until after the first time I tried to remove the scab...
  5. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Thanks for the reply. I hope my girl perks up again soon. She is being picked on a bit by the others. Nothing too severe just being bumped down the pecking order. She was probably second from the top before. Now she’s probably second from the bottom.
  6. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Hi all. I wanted to update the post. I continued soaking every couple days but didn’t try to remove the scab until it softened and came off by itself. I then packed it again with polysporin and rewrapped it. This is two days after. When I removed the bandages I soaked her foot again. Then rubbed...
  7. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Oh I didn’t know that! I’ll have to look into it.
  8. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Yes I will keep a close eye. I’m out there a lot with them. I actually took a few pics of the top of her foot. I’m a little worried that her “scales” dont look quite right. I wondered if it’s from the vet wrap or if I have a leg mite issue too.
  9. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Ive called the vet. I’d like them to see her but I don’t think they will. I’ve been told they will dispense antibiotics for chickens though. So maybe that’s a start.
  10. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I never did find a solid core. I did remove any tissue that didn’t look healthy. There was some white tissue around the edges that I pulled out. I’m going do exactly what you suggested and maybe the core will work itself out to the surface.
  11. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I think maybe I removed the scab too early. I never found a core in it. Maybe I need to do repeated soakings to get the core to move to the surface.
  12. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    Thanks for the reply. I do t think the vet will see her. They might give me an antibiotic possibly. I called today and the receptionist is goi g to check with the vet and call me back tomorrow.
  13. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I have her soaking right now. I found some polysporin to put on it.
  14. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I just unwrapped her foot. This is the scab that’s there. Is it a bumble scab or a healthy one? If it’s still infected what do I do now?
  15. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I don’t currently. I am usually on my own when I’m working on her foot. But I am worried about her. I had them out free ranging this afternoon and she kept falling asleep. I didn’t want to bring her in again today because she already seemed tired and it’s really distressing to her to have her...
  16. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I’ve been treating it for about a week and a half. The salve I’m using is a medicated salve made by rawleighs. I’ll attach a pic. For the first week I was using Prid drawing salve.
  17. Waite5flock

    Bumble foot losing battle

    I feel like I’m losing the battle trying to treat bumble foot on this hen. I’ve soaked it in Epson salt and water and expressed and cleaned away any unusual looking tissue 3 times. Then re soaked and packed with a drawing salve and bandaged with vet wrap and a non stick gauze pad. But she gets...
  18. Waite5flock

    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    Fluffy butts on parade. Trudy (MMM) and her chicks (Opal legbars plus one alien/BYM) along with their flock mates Lacy (silver laced Wyandotte), Ruby (buff Orpington) and Olive (olive egger), all hens.
  19. Waite5flock

    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    Trudy is a midnight majesty marans. Pictured here with two of her 6 chicks.
  20. Waite5flock

    Opal legbar chicks (mostly)

    We ended up with 6 little chicks. I’ve convinced myself that we have 3 female opals, 2 male opals and our little alien is also female. I hope anyways! They have been integrated into the main flock and they are doing quite well! I think the females are getting their wing and tail feathers faster...
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