Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

[ruth]

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Thanks and welcome to BYC. Lots of great threads and helpful information here.

 

[WriterofWords]

That is a great pictoral and informational post, thank you. So far I've been lucky and never had it happen yet, but I like knowing I have a step by step guide to follow.

 

[ERnoleGuy]

Good pictures yes, but they could be much better. They are quite out of focus. The part of the picture you need to see is blurry, and then the background is in focus. I am assuming you have a digital camera, and probably a pretty good one. SO... what you need to do when you take close up pics like that is turn on the "MACRO" setting on your camera. Most all digital cameras have the function. It is that little icon/button that usually looks like a tulip/flower. Check your manual and play around with it. You will get MUCH better pictures that way. Macro is for pictures between 8"-12" from the lens usually, and then a lot of cameras also have super macro for pics with a focal length of 4"-8".

eHow Article on Macro Digital Photography

Thanks for the great information. I hope I never have to do this but when I do, I know where to look.

 

[PippyChicken]

Thanks so much! This really helped me!!!! I have to do some bumblefoot processedures tomorrow and my dad said,"No that's not how you do it." I'm like yes it is haha and so I showed him this thread and he said,"oh I guess your right." LOL!!

 

[ruth]

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Thank you so very much. Yes, my husband bought me a new camera recently with way too many bells and whistles on it. I've found all close up pics to be blurry but they look clear in my view window and it's not till later that I realize how blurry they are.

I just checked and yes it does have a tulip icon and when I pressed it - it shows "macro on". I really, really appreciate the info because I'm tired of the pics being blurry.

Now......what about how my outside, daytime pics are off color - usually too blue or green?

Or......inside, flash, from a distance, photos that don't turn out at all - just dark?

I loved my old camera - just point and shoot and every pic was great.

I did check the manual that came with the camera and it was not very helpful.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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How would a person know if a chicken has just a callous and not bumblefoot?

 

[ruth]

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How would a person know if a chicken has just a callous and not bumblefoot?

I'm not aware that they get callouses but if they have a black scab and any swelling - it's most likely bumblefoot.

 

[ERnoleGuy]

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Thank you so very much. Yes, my husband bought me a new camera recently with way too many bells and whistles on it. I've found all close up pics to be blurry but they look clear in my view window and it's not till later that I realize how blurry they are.

I just checked and yes it does have a tulip icon and when I pressed it - it shows "macro on". I really, really appreciate the info because I'm tired of the pics being blurry.

Now......what about how my outside, daytime pics are off color - usually too blue or green?

Or......inside, flash, from a distance, photos that don't turn out at all - just dark?

I loved my old camera - just point and shoot and every pic was great.

I did check the manual that came with the camera and it was not very helpful.

You are more than welcome. I can't wait to see some of your macro pics. You will love taking pics in macro. Just make sure to hold the camera really still. I love how macro pics turn out.

As far as the outside pics being off color... usually most cameras do a fairly decent job on "auto". That is when the camera makes all the decisions for you (shutter speed, film speed, white balance, f-stop, etc... its all foreign language to most. LOL) Try taking it off auto, setting it on "outdoor" or "sport" mode. Also play around with the white balance.

The best way I found to get my pictures perfect (because its impossible to tell in that little LCD screen, like you said) is to take LOTS and LOTS of practice pics. Now, most of the time you take pics, and then you have no way of knowing what settings you used, so then you don't know what worked and what didn't. What I find helpful is to take a dry erase board, or chalkboard or something you can write on, and set up some scene either outside or inside that you want to perfect, then write down on your board what settings you have the camera on, and take a picture of that "scene" and place your 'information board' in the scene somewhere. And it doesn't need to be the primary focus of the scene. Most digital cameras with a high resolution you can zoom into the pics when you put them on your computer and read whatever you wrote on the board. Do this over and over, take LOTS of pictures. It's kinda like when they use a clapboard before a scene in a movie.

Also, another way to find out what settings you used is to import your photos from your camera into a program that can read EXIF data. Most photo programs these days can do this (ex: iPhoto, Picassa (free from google), Adobe, PhotoShop) The EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data is attached to a digital photo and tells you all the details of that photo such as what camera took it, and all the settings used for that exact photo.

Oh, and lastly, flash on a camera usually can only light up subjects no more than 10 ft away at a max. So try additional lighting, and/or adjusting your shutter speed so that the shutter stays 'open' longer, so more light can get in to the image sensor. Now, when the shutter stays open longer, that also means that the camera must remain ABSOLUTELY still, or you'll get streaks. So use a tripod, or place the camera on a steady surface and just use the self timer. This way you don't move the camera when you press the shutter button.

I hope this all helps. I am here anytime you need me. I am not a professional photographer by any means. More of a hobby. But I will do my best to answer any questions you may have.

 

[b.hromada]

Thank you for the demonstration. I'm going to have to do "the surgery" to a couple of my girls. Seeing pics, sure helps a lot. Again, thanks!

 

[hollyinpa]

Our hen seems no worse for the wear this AM. She's moving around easily with her foot wrapped and doesn't appear to be slowed down by it at all. The wrap is still quite clean and dry so we are going to wait until evening to doctor the wound again - once she is calm and ready to roost.

I'll update you once we check on it tonight. Thanks again to you all for you advice and words of support.