Bumble foot treatment?

[ashleyna123]

Two of my Golden Laced Wyandottes have bumble foot on both feet. One of them was pretty bad, the other 3 feet were early cases. I’ve done the epsom salt bath, pulled the plug out and pulled off any black callousing, sprayed with vetericyn, bandaged them all up, and have them both separated from the rest of the flock.

If anyone has experience or knowledge, I am wondering:
1) How long does bumble foot healing take?
2) How do you know that you got all of the infection out?
3) How common is bumble foot? How can I prevent this? I clean my coop regularly and I have triple checked for sharp objects or surfaces. My hens free range in grass during the day as they please. The grass is often wet, would that contribute to this?
4) Does a minor case of bumble foot ever go away on its own or with topical treatment? Or does it always get worse?

Any info is appreciated. I am new to this!
(I have attached a photo of the hen with the more severe cases)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You may want to try treating with Tricide Neo.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.513183/post-6526194

 

[ashleyna123]

You may want to try treating with Tricide Neo.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.513183/post-6526194

Thanks for the link. Any advice on bumble foot prevention? I feel like I have been doing all of the right things. Is something like this really common?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

There are many causes. Some folks seem to have more trouble than others.
Keep your bedding dry and check your roosting bars for any rough spot.
Bumblefoot is due to infection getting into a tiny cut, prick, broken down tissue, etc. Since chickens scratch around all the time in and on various surfaces, it's not that uncommon for them to have bumblefoot.

https://morningchores.com/bumblefoo...her,Plug-like Black Scabs on Bottom of Feet.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

 

[BobbieB7]

There are many causes. Some folks seem to have more trouble than others.
Keep your bedding dry and check your roosting bars for any rough spot.
Bumblefoot is due to infection getting into a tiny cut, prick, broken down tissue, etc. Since chickens scratch around all the time in and on various surfaces, it's not that uncommon for them to have bumblefoot.

https://morningchores.com/bumblefoot/#:~:text=Symptoms of Bumblefoot 1 Limping. Chickens and other,Plug-like Black Scabs on Bottom of Feet.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

I think it’s from scratching while free ranging

 

[Aunt Angus]

I found that lowering roosts and keeping the run clean helps, even if they free range.

 

[dawg53]

Lowering roosts helps a lot. All roosts in my coops are 6 inches or less above the floor except the shed coop where the roosts are like "steps".
Sanding down roosts and perches with sandpaper eliminates burrs and splinters, a few swipes with sandpaper takes care of them.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Lowering roosts helps a lot. All roosts in my coops are 6 inches or less above the floor except the shed coop where the roosts are like "steps".
Sanding down roosts and perches with sandpaper eliminates burrs and splinters, a few swipes with sandpaper takes care of them.

Yep! I haven't seen a case of bumblefoot in my chickens for years now since lowering my roosts and sanding all surfaces they perch on. My ducks, on the other hand....