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@CC1892 - sorry you had such a nasty case of bumblefoot to deal with, but glad you were able to get it cleared up. Extra glad that this thread was helpful! I still consider myself a novice with chickens, but am really happy that sharing details of this experience could be useful to someone else...

Hi everyone, just thought I would pop back on to this thread with an update on the girls. I just did my first spring "foot check," and everyone is still bumblefoot free. It was a long, hard winter for the girls, and they are sure enjoying being back out in the fields, scratching around in the...

Just thought I'd share an update about the girls. I've been doing weekly foot checks, and everyone still seems good. On a few feet, you can still see the faint outline of the sore- I wonder if it will scar permanently or if new skin will eventually replace it? Pretty Girl has been in a...

@fatcatx- on the question about the "kernel," I had a couple of feet where I just never did find anything like that under the scab. I am not a vet, so I don't know if this just means I didn't cut correctly to find it, or caught it early, or what. But yes, even without finding a big cheesy core...

@fatcatx - Sorry that you're going through this. I certainly know it's not fun! I will preface all of this by saying I am NOT a vet or even a human medical professional, so take what I say with a big grain of epsom salt ;) Anyway, my experience with almost all of my 5 girls is that I never...

@azygous-sorry to hear about your girls, but glad you've found the thread helpful. Hope things continue to improve for all of you. I'm on the mobile site, so can't see where you're from, but are you in a snowy/cold weather location? I was getting a little worried about bandages in below-freezing...

@sunflour, you're making me blush!! Thanks for the kind words. It is SO satisfying to see all the girls running around without bandages on! I will definitely check in on this thread with future updates...

Day 54 Update (Thursday) OK, back with an update and foot pictures! I took at a look at Ro to make sure I didn't make a big mistake removing her bandages. With just a day of them being off, the blisters were all nearly gone, a little dry looking, but not raw or scabby. So I am going to stay...

Day 53 Treatment (Wednesday) This is going to be an oddly toned down post for something that should be a real celebration...As of tonight, ALL bandages are OFF. Wouldn't you know it, I was not able to get any pictures! It was a cold, dark, rainy night, and the light in the garage was...

Day 50 Treatment (Sunday) The last two updates, it seemed like we were making incredible progress, but this time, things are still improving, just a little slower. 1. Ro's two footpads looked great- the sores were largely healed up. Two of the blisters (one on each foot) were open enough that...

Day 47 Treatment Update (Thursday) I'm such a hopeless softie with these girls-feet were soggy and waterlogged after a couple of inches of rain today, so I changed bandages again right before bed. I was moving really fast, so no pictures. But Ro was looking really GOOD! Her footpads are almost...

Day 46 Treatment Update (Wednesday) We have been having just a miserable week weather-wise. Cold, dank, steady rain, in the low 40s during the day and overnight. Tomorrow a nor'easter is supposed to blow through, but thankfully temps will stay in the 40s so it will be rain, not inches of snow...

Sounds like my run too. Last year I put 2-3 straw bales down once we were consistently getting snow. My run has a hardware cloth "roof" for predator protection and two of three sides wrapped with thick plastic, but not a solid roof to keep out the snow. So, when I can anticipate heavy snow...

Today was the first day this season that we've had below freezing temps and frost on the ground. I was really hoping to have all bandages off by the time the temps were below freezing- I definitely don't want to add frostbite to our list of problems! But, the girls seemed to keep the coop about...

Interesting! I suppose I'll never know for sure if the materials caused the blisters, but I will definitely stick with the non-stick pads vs. gauze.

Day 42 Treatment (Saturday) VERY. EXCITING. UPDATE. 1. Robin and Goldie #1 are now officially bandage free! Their pads are well healed, and they have no blister problems that would prevent them from having all bandages off! Woo hoo! -Robin's fully healed foot...

Day 38 Treatment (Tuesday) Everyone was squirmy and grumpy tonight- I actually find they are much less cooperative at night right before going to bed. I don't know if it's because they have full crops so the whole flipping-over position is uncomfortable, or if they know they're missing out on...

Yep, it's all a grand experiment! But clearly what I'm doing isn't working, so probably time to try something different. Thanks for sharing your experience too. I hope people will find this thread helpful if they ever have to deal with this issue in the future.

It's certainly possible. I don't think my husband will be home in time to help me tomorrow, but next time he is, maybe he can video what I'm doing. It seems like "loose" wrapping-at least what I think of when I think "loose"-would let a lot of dirt come in through the sides though, and I worry...

@iwiw60-I'm happy to say the neighbors wood has been chopped and moved, so that's gone now. On the underbrush, unfortunately there's just no way I can eliminate it as a concern. It's just everywhere, and with 5 acres, there's no way I can fence it all off. So it's really just a reality if my...