First bumblefoot experience advice needed

[ckeene1990]

I have a chicken with bumblefoot in both feet, I believe I caught it early. I am soaking her feet in epsome salt bath once a day, spraying with vetrycil, then using prid drawing solve and wrapping her feet up. Will I have to remove the plug and kernel, will this resolve like this, any advice will help, thank you.

 

[Anon112]

While I didn't deal specifically with bumblefoot, I did have a rooster with an infection in his toe. I found that to soften the plug/scab, I had to soak him for at least 20 minutes in a diluted betadine/warm water solution. Anything less than that 20 minutes was not effective. It was only when I really started going for those looooooooong soaks that I was able to gently work at the scab/plug and get it to release on its own so that I could push out the pus kernel.

 

[Eggcessive]

There are several good links to read in this thread about how to treat bumblefoot:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/foot-infection.1669532/

 

[Cluckfactor5]

I have a chicken with bumblefoot in both feet, I believe I caught it early. I am soaking her feet in epsome salt bath once a day, spraying with vetrycil, then using prid drawing solve and wrapping her feet up. Will I have to remove the plug and kernel, will this resolve like this, any advice will help, thank you.

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I have a chicken with bumblefoot in both feet, I believe I caught it early. I am soaking her feet in epsome salt bath once a day, spraying with vetrycil, then using prid drawing solve and wrapping her feet up. Will I have to remove the plug and kernel, will this resolve like this, any advice will help, thank you.

I had a case just like yours, caught it early, used same treatment. I did not have to remove the plug. It came out eventually after about a week. I had to separate my hen from the others though. They wanted to kill her. She was limping and acting different. Once she healed up, she was accepted back, starting at the bottom. Good luck!