Frostbite?

[LittleMissCountry]

It doesn’t look like it needs surgery right away. I would try soaking it is warm Epsom salts water. Read up on the various treatments: Soaking, Triside Neo, scab removal trying to get the plug out, surgery, etc. There are videos and bandage info here:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-treat-bumblefoot-in-chickens-3/

Thank you. I have been reading several articles on it. I think I will start with the epsom salt soaks. I will need to pick up some vet wrap, as I don't have any. If the scab comes off, I want her foot to stay clean.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It doesn't look like frostbite to me. Generally frost bite causes the whole toe or foot to turn black, not just a few scales.

I agree

 

[ChickNanny13]

I prefer the less invasive treatments before having to do the "serious" treatment, and if the Vet will help, better yet ... In my younger days, I would/could have but now I tend to be more squeamish

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I prefer the less invasive treatments before having to do the "serious" treatment, and if the Vet will help, better yet ... In my younger days, I would/could have but now I tend to be more squeamish

I can do it, but would prefer not to as well. My husband wouldn't have any issues, if it comes to that. He grew up on a farm, and helped with most of the castrations of the bulls, and butchering. He has no squeamishness at all.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

One more question:

Should she be strictly indoors while all this treatment is taking place? Can she go out at all during the day? I know she needs to be in at night, as I read she needs to avoid roosting.

 

[Eggcessive]

If she were at my house, I would leave her outside, and only bring her in to soak her foot. Make sure her feathers don’t get wet, and make sure that she is dry.

I see a lot of bumblefoot because of my rocky soil, and I used to do surgery on a few hens. But I finally stopped and only do it when a foot looks red and swollen, or if the chicken is limping. I think keeping your coop floor padded with pine shavings, and sand any rough or splintered areas on roosts, that will keep bumblefoot problems down.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

If she were at my house, I would leave her outside, and only bring her in to soak her foot. Make sure her feathers don’t get wet, and make sure that she is dry.

I see a lot of bumblefoot because of my rocky soil, and I used to do surgery on a few hens. But I finally stopped and only do it when a foot looks red and swollen, or if the chicken is limping. I think keeping your coop floor padded with pine shavings, and sand any rough or splintered areas on roosts, that will keep bumblefoot problems down.

Thank you! The coop floor is sand. I just added pine shavings yesterday as well. The run is almost all dirt, but there are some tree roots that they have dug up. The roosts have been sanded down a few weeks ago when Inwas cleaning them.

I checked her over this morning and she has it on both feet! She is hard to get calm and last night she was fighting me hard, so I didn't get a good look at the other foot. She still isn't limping.

When you put them out, do you wrap the foot in between soaks? How often do you soak? She is the lowest in the pecking order, so if I can avoid separating her, I think it would be better.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would only put a dressing on the foot if I opened the scab and squeezed out the core or did surgery. But if you want to dress it, that is fine. Most people soak once a day for 15-20 minutes. People handle this sort of thing differently. I don’t soak mine. I prefer to do the surgery and get it over with. The foot on the right looks a bit more worse than the left.
Here is some reading about TriSide Neo:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...efoot-with-tricide-neo.1283554/#post-20730256

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.513183/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The location of the "Bumble" on both feet is in the fold of the foot. I'm thinking this is some hardened debris that has been caught in there and not infection.
After you soak the foot, see if it pop right out.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

The location of the "Bumble" on both feet is in the fold of the foot. I'm thinking this is some hardened debris that has been caught in there and not infection.
After you soak the foot, see if it pop right out.
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Oh, that would be wonderful if that is all it is. The kids have a delay for school today due to snow, and I am off work. I have to get the kids in to school, then I will try soaking her feet and see if it comes out easily. I have her in a dog crate right now, with a nesting pad in there. She is eating and drinking well, and seems happy.