Bumblefoot

[Mallory F]

I have a couple of chickens with Bumblefoot. They free range, so I'm sure that's part of the problem. My question is after I remove the scab, soak it and clean it out and bandage it, do I continue to remove the newly formed scab each time I soak it? I feel like continuing to remove the new scab I'm just prolonging the healing.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

As long as there isn't any pus left, no need to remove any scab. In my experience with bumblefoot there wasn't a scab left just skin that needed to heal. When it scabbed back over there was a little pus left. If you're sure there is no pus, I'd say soak and wrap until healed. I usually soak and leave the bandage on with ointment for 3 days to give it time to heal. Then remove after the 3rd day to see what you're dealing with.