Bumblefoot?

[Themellowyellows]

Chicken buckets!

Yup! I cant eat her eggs for two weeks because of the antibiotics. I dont want to separate her, but how do I know which egg is hers? Should i put some food coloring at the tip of her vent?

 

[RoyalChick]

Yup! I cant eat her eggs for two weeks because of the antibiotics. I dont want to separate her, but how do I know which egg is hers? Should i put some food coloring at the tip of her vent?

I have never done that but I have heard it works.

 

[Sylvester017]

If surgery did not need to be performed, & you told the vet all the treatments & meds you have been using, then I consider it $$$ well spent cuz you have started treatment early enough before the sweet bird lost limb or life.

Don't stress about the $$$ spent. The vets know more than we give them credit altho we ultimately have to be aware as owners whether a vet wrapped a foot correctly. I tease our vet that I do a better chicken foot wrap than him or his staff. At least you got a good vet that didn't stress your bird or budget w/ extra blood or lab tests. I got suspicious at one vet who didn't touch or exam a bird we brought & 1st thing that vet did w/o an exam started recommending blood/lab tests!!! We walked away.

Even if it's just obvious bumblefoot our usual regular vet does a thorough physical body exam before advancing further treatment.

Chickens quite normally are big drinkers especially in hot weather so not surprised your hen drank water. & for some reason chickens always seem to get sick most in summer months ~ moulting/bumble/fowl pox/heatstroke/etc. None of my birds get sick from vet or hospital clinics ~ those places are more antiseptic/sterile than my kitchen!

My emergency hospital/clinic vets are different from a private one-vet office. My regular vet has been characteristically cheaper than hospital/clinic conglomerates in our area. But yes, any medical costs today whether animal or human is a dent in the budget but that's the choice we animal keepers face.

& a first visit to a vet does terrify an animal but all our birds are used to a pet carrier & the vet lets us be the one to handle the bird onto the exam table before he starts examining the bird.

My Mediterranean-born vet grew up w/chickens as a boy so he's experienced & sharp at diagnosing various chicken ailments. He & his wife love chickens but are not zoned in his neighborhood. He takes chicken photos every time I bring in an unusual breed like Breda fowl or a bantam Silkie. He is very aware about not stressing a pet & does quick gentle checks of a bird's skin/ears/trachea/eyes/nostrils/vent/chest/keel/sides. He used to remind me to give chicken vitamins but doesn't have to advise anymore once he's seen how well we feed & supplement our flock over the last 14 yrs. A decade ago w/ us not knowing about bumblefoot the 1st time going to him he told us how to catch it early & treat it ourselves. It's a long process at home but less stressful for the hen.

Dr. Zabihi checking over our Silkie "Suzu" when she got fowl pox ~ both Ginny & Suzu got bitten on the face by summer mosquitos & got the pox right after. Good thing is they now have pox immunity for life. We watched for pox on the 3 new Silkies this summer but I guess they had too much fluffy crests/beards that mosquitos missed finding any skin to bite! Still there's next year to watch out for mosquitos again.

 

[Themellowyellows]

I have never done that but I have heard it works.

Thank you!

 

[Themellowyellows]

If surgery did not need to be performed, & you told the vet all the treatments & meds you have been using, then I consider it $$$ well spent cuz you have started treatment early enough before the sweet bird lost limb or life.

Don't stress about the $$$ spent. The vets know more than we give them credit altho we ultimately have to be aware as owners whether a vet wrapped a foot correctly. I tease our vet that I do a better chicken foot wrap than him or his staff. At least you got a good vet that didn't stress your bird or budget w/ extra blood or lab tests. I got suspicious at one vet who didn't touch or exam a bird we brought & 1st thing that vet did w/o an exam started recommending blood/lab tests!!! We walked away.

Even if it's just obvious bumblefoot our usual regular vet does a thorough physical body exam before advancing further treatment.

Chickens quite normally are big drinkers especially in hot weather so not surprised your hen drank water. & for some reason chickens always seem to get sick most in summer months ~ moulting/bumble/fowl pox/heatstroke/etc. None of my birds get sick from vet or hospital clinics ~ those places are more antiseptic/sterile than my kitchen!

My emergency hospital/clinic vets are different from a private one-vet office. My regular vet has been characteristically cheaper than hospital/clinic conglomerates in our area. But yes, any medical costs today whether animal or human is a dent in the budget but that's the choice we animal keepers face.

& a first visit to a vet does terrify an animal but all our birds are used to a pet carrier & the vet lets us be the one to handle the bird onto the exam table before he starts examining the bird.

My Mediterranean-born vet grew up w/chickens as a boy so he's experienced & sharp at diagnosing various chicken ailments. He & his wife love chickens but are not zoned in his neighborhood. He takes chicken photos every time I bring in an unusual breed like Breda fowl or a bantam Silkie. He is very aware about not stressing a pet & does quick gentle checks of a bird's skin/ears/trachea/eyes/nostrils/vent/chest/keel/sides. He used to remind me to give chicken vitamins but doesn't have to advise anymore once he's seen how well we feed & supplement our flock over the last 14 yrs. A decade ago w/ us not knowing about bumblefoot the 1st time going to him he told us how to catch it early & treat it ourselves. It's a long process at home but less stressful for the hen.

Dr. Zabihi checking over our Silkie "Suzu" when she got fowl pox ~ both Ginny & Suzu got bitten on the face by summer mosquitos & got the pox right after. Good thing is they now have pox immunity for life. We watched for pox on the 3 new Silkies this summer but I guess they had too much fluffy crests/beards that mosquitos missed finding any skin to bite! Still there's next year to watch out for mosquitos again.
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Aw how adorable! I noticed the dog head in the backround. The vet we went to had the same thing! Very glad we did catch it early. We will be padding the roosts. How do I know what egg is hers and not to eat it?

 

[Sylvester017]

Yup! I cant eat her eggs for two weeks because of the antibiotics. I dont want to separate her, but how do I know which egg is hers? Should i put some food coloring at the tip of her vent?

Separate her in a service porch room or a dog crate 4'x4' as I suggested weeks ago for incidents such as this when a hen needs isolation; otherwise you won't be able to eat any hen's eggs if you don't know which are hers. Yes, this is the not so fun part of pet keeping, I'm afraid.

 

[RoyalChick]

Separate her in a service porch room or a dog crate 4'x4' as I suggested weeks ago for incidents such as this when a hen needs isolation; otherwise you won't be able to eat any hen's eggs if you don't know which are hers. Yes, this is the not so fun part of pet keeping, I'm afraid.

I am not so sure. Isolation will be stressful for the hen. I would try and keep her with her friends.

 

[Sylvester017]

I am not so sure. Isolation will be stressful for the hen. I would try and keep her with her friends.

A mirror solves the isolation problem for us. We had some birds up to 6 months isolated (sickness, injury, fowl pox, bumble recovery, new bird quarantine, surgery, etc) where it was imperative to keep separated. A little trick we learned by accident. We wired a hand mirror to the dog crate itself then founf this old door mirror & propped it up on the floor on it's side. Hens love to look at themslves. Flock mentality solved teehee!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Separate her in a service porch room or a dog crate 4'x4' as I suggested weeks ago for incidents such as this when a hen needs isolation; otherwise you won't be able to eat any hen's eggs if you don't know which are hers. Yes, this is the not so fun part of pet keeping, I'm afraid.

Definitely! Ill try the food coloring first, if it does not work then this. Just finished wrapping where they sleep. Tomorrow I will finish all bars. Part of me wants to get them all chicken sandles because im so done with this!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Got her shoes!