bumble foot

  1. Fn87

    Bumble Foot in Farm Flocks

    I've read quite a few articles from pet chicken owners giving advice on how to treat bumble foot. I know it can eventually spread to the bone or the blood or something and make the chicken go lame, so it is a concern that generally can't just be ignored until it goes away. Most articles talk...
  2. DatCrazyChickenLady

    Swelling on foot- not sure if it’s bumblefoot?

    Hello! I feel absolutely terrible about how long it’s taken me to notice this, but one of my chickens has very bad swelling on one of her feet. However I do not see any scab that might indicate bumblefoot, only a small indentation in one area- does anyone have any ideas of what it might be ? She...
  3. lavenderforluck

    Hen lost feathers around neck & crusty comb

    Hi there! We have a 11-12 month old Olive Egger (Fern) who began losing feathers around her neck and head a few weeks ago and then her comb and face began looking dry and a bit crusty. The skin on the base of her neck where feathers are growing back looks yellowed, but this might be normal. It's...
  4. F

    Broken toe?

    Hello all, could use some help treating my duckie. Noticed that she was limping a few days ago and her left foot was swollen. Both feet had scabs on the underside so I started Epsom salt soaks with iodine, cleaning with vetricyn, and wrapping it up with ichtammol thinking she had bumble foot...
    • Flowerduck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. InterestingChickens

    Bumble foot

    Hi, two out of my 3 chickens seem to have bumble foot. It dosen't seem to effect them at all. I'm wondering if there's any other way to cure it than scraping the scab off. I know you can soak their feet in ebson salts, but is this affective if the scab's black? I can take pictures if needed...
  6. AngelaY

    Bumble foot? What do I do?

    Hey guys, I think my duck has bumble foot and I don't know how to fix it... HELP! (Sorry about the had quality picture and her dirty foot...)
  7. Ametrina

    Limping Chicken need your opinion

    My 5 month old chicken began to limp yesterday .She still eat good and want to run outside. Today I let her stay in the coop all day to prevent from any other possible injuries .Here two photos. On one photo is foot with limping problem and on other normal healthy foot. Injured foot looks a...
  8. A

    bumble foot??? help!!

    We’ve had our 3 pekin ducks since april and it appears we’re doing everything backwards and by that i mean learning. I’m ashamed to say it but i just learned about bumble feet. We have 2 boys and 1 girl. Could anyone help see if this is bumble feet? And if it is, what do we do? Or if it’s just...
  9. K

    Severe Bumblefoot in Meat Rooster, Antibiotic advice?

    I have a very large meat Rooster who is a wonderful boy. With severe bumblefoot on both his feet. I’ve removed the bumble and cleaned one foot, but the infection and swelling just isn’t responding to topical treatment. I’m using a triple antibiotic, changing the dressing and flushing the area...
  10. A

    Is this Bumblefoot??

    Hi guys, my ducky seemed to be very affectionate today, she let me pet her for longer than usual which was awesome but also a little concerning....I checked her out throughly everything seemed fine but she had a small speck on her foot I thought was dirt, she went swimming and later this...
    • Aleah913
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    • bumble foot
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. Lingosandflamingos

    New duck mom? Help!

    Hi! Anyone a duck person? Okay here goes. I rescued a set of ducks a few weeks back. Exclusively fed chicken feed they were vitamin deficient. Saw huge improvements after being on the proper feed. Last week my one duck developed suddenly what appeared to be wry neck. I started treating with 1...
  12. S

    Is this bumblefoot on goose?

    We're new to poultry and water fowl keeping, and want to make sure they're all healthy! Is this black-ish growth anything to be concerned about on our 4mnth old goose? Maybe bumblefoot? It doesn't seem to come off with water and gentle rubbing. We're base in SE Qld, Australia.
  13. ListenToYourChicken

    Possible Bumble foot

    I have three pet chickens that are starting to have signs of possible bumble foot. When I feel the bottom of their feet there is a bag or growth, but not the bumble foot scab. Should I treat this for Bumble foot or is this nothing to worry about? Thanks for your help These are the pictures of...
  14. Sarahh_Janeyy

    Bumblefoot - non-surgical options?

    New chicken owner here. You may have seen my posts in the laat 6 months for various chicken ailments. Well, now we have 1 more to deal with.. I always thought if we had bumblefoot, we'd know. But we didn't know to check their feet! I was watching a video on how to vaccinate chicks for Mareks by...
  15. lbgreenfield

    Vacation & Chicken Bandages

    Hi there! I currently have 2 chickens with bumblefoot. I’ve been doing typical care and re-bandaging their feet every 2-3 days. We are about to go on vacation for a full week, so my question is can I leave the foot bandages on for a full week (after a fresh change the morning when we leave) and...
  16. Weeg

    Preventing bumble foot?

    Hello everyone, I am currently successfuly treating bumble foot in four of my hens and two of my ducks. Everything is going good, but I’ve gotta say, this treatments is annoying! I s as m wondering if anyone has any tips on preventing this? My run is free of sticks, twigs or anything they could...
  17. M

    Bumble foot? Ingrown feathers?

    This bantam Cochin has been acting strange for a few days. Any ideas what this is and how to treat?
  18. valper

    How can I keep my chickens from roosting on the barn beams?

    My chicken coop is a repurposed large room in my old barn that I fixed up for my first flock. They have plenty of roosting bars (made from trees) and places to "sit" if they need to, for example when they huddle up if it's cold. So even if they have several spots to choose from, they always...
  19. MistyDF

    Bumble Foot?

    Hey experts! Does this look like bumble foot?
  20. lbgreenfield

    Bumblefoot & Worms

    Hi there. I've written about my 4.5 year old California White (Dolly) having a re-occurring bumblefoot problem (that is still on-going) and I now believe she may also have worms. Symptoms are described below: 1. Flopped over comb and pale-ish face (see comparison photo). Her comb started to...
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