Bummed over Bumblefoot

[Rainieb]

With all due respect @ChickNanny13 your description describes only one type of bumblefoot where the footpad May have gotten punctured by something and an abscess has formed. In that case the guardian will see a lot of redness and swelling.
And in the cases above it’s not common for the infection to be staph.
There are many different definitions of bumblefoot.
@Rainieb I rub the Baytril Otic on twice a day. No wrapping, I just try to make sure it’s a little dried before I release the hen.
Not sure about the wet season, if you have a covered run that’s great.
Expect that it will take a long time for those scabs to come off. A chickens footpad doesn’t have a lot of circulation.

Yes, All I see is the little circular black scab. At first when I didn’t know what it was, I questioned myself as to whether it was always there and part of the foot like a callous. The when I started googling and searching here I was pretty horrified that they got this. I will give this a try! Thank you .

 

[MissChick@dee]

Yes, All I see is the little circular black scab. At first when I didn’t know what it was, I questioned myself as to whether it was always there and part of the foot like a callous. The when I started googling and searching here I was pretty horrified that they got this. I will give this a try! Thank you .

Did you try to wash it off?

 

[Rainieb]

Did you try to wash it off?

First I thought it was mud, then I saw on both feet and tried to wipe it and thought maybe a callous or part of the foot. What prompted me to check was that my hen Wednesday looked like she was limping a little, I picked her up and thought something was stuck to her foot . I will post pictures tomorrow.

 

[ChickNanny13]

With all due respect @ChickNanny13 your description describes only one type of bumblefoot where the footpad May have gotten punctured by something and an abscess has formed. In that case the guardian will see a lot of redness and swelling.
And in the cases above it’s not common for the infection to be staph.
There are many different definitions of bumblefoot.

The bumble foots I've dealt with had the scab, no limping, no redness ... I rather be safe than sorry, so I used gloves when soaking & handled the scab. Stand corrected ...

 

[Kathy Golla]

I stand corrected also in that one can never be too careful and @Rainieb staph can be transmitted from chicken to human.

 

[chickenMamee]

IMHO based on exp, dont cut into those feet unless you see extremely obvious redness and swelling.
I've had luck with applying Baytril Otic (prescription) for dogs' ears to the black scabs.

I only cut on the feet when it’s causing a lot of problems of obvious pain. I’ll look up the med you described as I’m curious as to what’s in it. I’m also wondering if a little sulfur based or tar based ointment would help draw the infection out of the bumble. We use Fura-Zone on dogs and horse abrasions and cuts.