Bumblefoot Questions

[dace316]

After reading all of the posts here on Bumblefoot, I was pretty confident in recognizing the signs and knowing what to do....but...

Doing a foot check on my birds today--3 of them had the puffy foot with black scabs! However, none were limping, it didn't seem to hurt them...nothing. I removed the scab and some goo, disinfected everything, blu-coat and a bandage.

My question is: Is this correct? I was expecting loads of pus and pain and limping and a sick chicken

Or, is it something that can resolve on its own and I should leave their feet alone unless I have a sick chicken?

I'm nervous that I removed the scab and opened it up, and if it gets dirty, even with the bandage, it could cause more trouble. My chickens are all normal and healthy and I had no idea anything was going on.

What do you think? Thanks so much!

 

[GoldenSparrow]

If the staph infection gets into their blood stream, they will start to act sick and it will kill them. sometimes it takes a while, but you really should do something about it now rather then waiting for it to get worse.

bumblefoot is such a pain to deal with, but If I am correct, it will not go away on its own.

about the stuff you took out. Can you post a few pictures. sometimes there is not much to clean out, other times you really have to dig deep to take out the core of it. Also not all chickens will limp or act sick if they have it. I guess it depends on where the infection is, and how fast it takes affect.


Here are some great links that I have found extremely helpful.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/07/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning.html

and
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/236649/bumblefoot-surgery-with-pics-and-how-to

Good luck!