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We just finished our 3rd night of doctoring our hen's foot. Here's a picture of our supplies: The spot where we lanced the abscess looks really good..just an empty pocket of skin with no puss coming out. We soaked the foot pad in a betadine and epsom salt bath before we started digging in...

Just got done cleaning out our hen's wound again this evening... The wrap stayed nice and snug (without being too tight) and kept the wound dry and safe overnight and all day today. When we unwrapped the wound it looked clean and dry. We soaked the foot in a betadine/epsom salt bath for about...

Our hen seems no worse for the wear this AM. She's moving around easily with her foot wrapped and doesn't appear to be slowed down by it at all. The wrap is still quite clean and dry so we are going to wait until evening to doctor the wound again - once she is calm and ready to roost. I'll...

Ruth - Thanks for the tip. We will check the dressing and the wound tomorrow AM. I think we'll soak it good again and try to get a bit more out of the wound on the bottom of the foot. After that, we'll probably go in through the top swollen area. It appears that the top swollen area between...

Thanks so much for the picture and descriptions. Bert and I just performed this procedure for the FIRST time tonight on one of our hens. The top of her foot, between the toes, was quite swollen almost like a large blister. The swollen area was soft to the touch and slightly warm. Here's a...