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  1. lorindaeb

    Is this bumblefoot or something else?

    I'll have to pick up some of the dusting stuff you mention above. I've read that ivermectin works for mites as well, but I don't want to have to do that unless absolutely needed. I don't get many eggs at this point, and I don't want to throw them out. But if it comes to it, that's what will...
  2. lorindaeb

    Is this bumblefoot or something else?

    Well, looks like I have 2 chickens with this. I soaked them both in warm epson salt and all I had to do was squeeze the dark scab looking thing and it all came out without a problem. There isn't any additional swelling in the area or near the pad...although on the 2nd chicken, there may be a...
  3. lorindaeb

    Is this bumblefoot or something else?

    I didn't notice the scales....I'll have to get some vaseline and start that right away. Her pad doesn't appear swollen in person, I was pushing up on her foot to get a good view of the bump. I'm going to start the soaks for sure. I have seen some video's of the surgery, and I'm sure I could...
  4. lorindaeb

    Is this bumblefoot or something else?

    I'm still fairly new to backyard chickens. I just recently added a friends 6 chickens to my flock of 2, since I have lost 4 other birds to a hawk attack and my neighbor's dog. My birds have always been healthy, so when I saw this on one of the new birds I got a week ago, I wasn't sure what it...
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