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The problem with using straw is that although the hollow stems help with isolation from the cold in winter, using straw can also be the cause for parasites in a chicken coop, as poultry mites, lice and fleas love to hide and spawn in the hollow stems.

This is correct. But if you might rather hurt his foot even further by bandaging the wrong way causing tendon and circulatory issues, it would be better to just soak and skip the bandage for good. That is what I would expect, if you changed his bedding and added some poultry vitamins etc. to...

Can you get some hay instead of straw? It would be much softer to walk and sleep on.

So how does he install himself for the night, how does he sleep? On the mostly bare ground? And what are you feeding him exactly? Nutrient deficiencies can promote bumblefoot too and prolongate or even impede the healing process.

Yes, some people have very good result just giving (epsom) salt baths. To determine which of his feet might be infected/inflamed you can touch them and compare to the feet of a not affected chicken for temperature differences. An infected foot would feel much warmer and would be rather...

Regarding infection: One foot looks inflamed to me and I would at least keep up giving him a soaking foot bath every day for 15 minutes. Instead of epsom salt you can use salt as it has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, which will help to bring the swelling down.

Hello @FakhirKhan and welcome to BYC! One thing that is known to start bumblefoot on chickens is the wrong kind of roost, where the pressure of the bird's weight would press too heavily on the edges of the roost. And a roost installed at the wrong height will have the bird jump down on the...