BUMBLEFOOT EMERGENCY!!!!!

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Okay so a random chicken came into my yard last night. She had severe Bumblefoot and feather loss. She is not our chicken. What should I do? We kept her over night on ACV oregno and garlic powder. She gorged herself on our feed till her crop was hard. Is this normal. (Also it is a skinny Welsummer)

 

[Birdsong 82]

She may be have been that hungry. Poor thing. Crop should firm whe full. I would bring her inside to keep an eye. Maybe boiled egg for protein. Post some picks of foot and feather loss areas. Bumble foot is treatable but how easily depends on severity and get pic of whole body. Don’t where she came from? Nutri drench May be helpful to seeing it may have had no or little food for awhile food for awhile

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

We are giving her 20% chick starter. She is living inside and ate an entire pile of like a cup to a cup and a half of food. We have a thing today so I can't treat her today for Bumblefoot. Is there anything I can wrap it with till tomorrow for the pain.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Don’t know about wrapping it. You could regular medical wrap with gauze like you would after treatment. Maybe just keep her confined and comfortable till tonite or tomorrow. But pics are the best way to give suggestions. Poor thing. Sounds like she may have alone/ lost for some time and been through rough stuff. Vitamins may help perk her up. Nutri drench is my go to if you have it. If bumble foot is not crazy severe very quick to treat. I know you can give a hen 1/2 baby aspirin for pain but don’t know if I would if she not at her full health and weight

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

This is my first time with photos Did it go through

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Whoops sent my sisters!!!

 

[coach723]

If you have some decolorized iodine (any drug store), you can dab some on and wrap with co flex bandaging, which may help soften the scab and kernal to help getting it out. I would try to feed her small amounts regularly, rather than let her gorge, until she's not so panicked about food, just so she doesn't end up impacted. Monitor her crop function, and make sure she's drinking well, I'd just give fresh, clean water right now. If you intend to keep her, it would be a good idea to have her droppings checked for internal parasites.

 

[Birdsong 82]

My service is bad but they are loading

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Okay

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

She ate already today and I don't know where she came from. The feather loss and bumblefoot are some of her problems. She has an overgrown beak! What do you do for that?