Bad cases of Bumblefoot in the 1 year old flock!

[ChickenMama6136]

Hello all and thanks for coming to my thread!
I have a small flock of 11 hens with
2 Barred plymouth rocks
2 golden laced wyandottes
1 smaller polish
and 5 rhode island reds

They are all a year old take or leave a few month and located with my grandfather, so really i only have a chance to see them once a week or so and i usually clean their coop out then, and my grandfather cleans it sometimes as well.
We have been out of town with one of our neighbors taking care of the girls
I got back this morning and noticed one of my reds foot was swollen! I cleaned it off with a hose and went inside to do some research on a thing i have heard of before called bumblefoot
I looked it up and it was exactly what we are experiencing
Came back out latwr to take another look after it with some more knowledge of what i was getting into and on the treck to find the chicken with the right tag i noticed one chicken had a small case too! I put her in a caged off area and decided to check them all
All but three chickens- a rhode island and both of the rocks- had it
I cleaned up their coop nice and fresh because i didnt know what to do and still dont really!
I need to know if there is anything that they can eat or drink that will help this! Someyhing for their water or food... Especially with how many have it i cant seperate out the three and it is impossible for my grandfather to put a spray on them three times a day!
I just feel like a horrible person and am hoping that someone can help me please!!

 

[Idahomomma]

Hello all and thanks for coming to my thread!
I have a small flock of 11 hens with
2 Barred plymouth rocks
2 golden laced wyandottes
1 smaller polish
and 5 rhode island reds

They are all a year old take or leave a few month and located with my grandfather, so really i only have a chance to see them once a week or so and i usually clean their coop out then, and my grandfather cleans it sometimes as well.
We have been out of town with one of our neighbors taking care of the girls
I got back this morning and noticed one of my reds foot was swollen! I cleaned it off with a hose and went inside to do some research on a thing i have heard of before called bumblefoot
I looked it up and it was exactly what we are experiencing
Came back out latwr to take another look after it with some more knowledge of what i was getting into and on the treck to find the chicken with the right tag i noticed one chicken had a small case too! I put her in a caged off area and decided to check them all
All but three chickens- a rhode island and both of the rocks- had it
I cleaned up their coop nice and fresh because i didnt know what to do and still dont really!
I need to know if there is anything that they can eat or drink that will help this! Someyhing for their water or food... Especially with how many have it i cant seperate out the three and it is impossible for my grandfather to put a spray on them three times a day!
I just feel like a horrible person and am hoping that someone can help me please!!

I have read to check the roosts or ladders for any rough wood could give them slivers in their feet. I’ve also heard if they have to jump too far down off a roost or out of the coop they could be injuring their feet which can cause it. If you google the treatment it includes some cleaning and foot Soaking. Good luck!

 

[Waves]

Can you post a picture?
Try to read this: https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment-html/

let us know!

 

[Craig Cowan]

Can you post a picture?
Try to read this: https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment-html/

let us know!

Thank you. Waves for sharing that article. Great info. Craig

 

[ChickenMama6136]

Can you post a picture?
Try to read this: https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment-html/

let us know!

So i also checked their roost for splinters, there isnt any but there is a spot up high that they like to roost on too, whick i am blocking off.
This is the first one that i noticed... it is the worst one
So i think i will order the things to remove it without a scapel and when i do that i will be sure that the roost is blocked off for a week or two. I won't be able to seperate them out though

 

[coach723]

You don't need to separate them. Work on one or two that are the worst, what ever number is managable at one time. Once they are healing up well, then you can start on another. The link given above is what I do, and it works well for most cases. Make sure that you remove all the gunk out of the foot, and bandage it well, to keep it clean and dry, and then you can put them back with the others. If you use vet-wrap or co-wrap it usually stays pretty dry and clean. You will need to change the bandage every day and reapply ointment until it's healing well then every couple of days til it's healed enough to leave the bandages off. If you wrap the foot and then a bit up around the ankle it will stay on better. Since you know it's an issue, then I would do regular foot checks to try to catch them early when they are easiest to treat. Anything that can cause a cut or scratch to the foot can result in bumblefoot when bacteria gets in there. If you have very rocky soil, that can do it when they are scratching around also.