HELP!! Weird growths on my chickens foot :((

[Granny Hatchet]

Infection can be all the way in the bone already and if so taking the scab off the foot isn't going to do one bit of good.

its the worst have seen ?

 

[Kiki]

its the worst have seen ?

This is the worst I have even seen, Yes.
Aint no way in the world I would ever let my chickens feet get this bad.

 

[madi k]

Ok thanks.
This is an extreme case of bumble foot.
I personally have never seen one that big.
I would take her to a vet.

Ok thanks.
This is an extreme case of bumble foot.
I personally have never seen one that big.
I would take her to a vet.

Ok

Do you have a scalpel or a small knife?

You are going to need to cut the whole core out.Bumble is caused by a bacteria commonly found in wet/moldy bedding.How often do you clean there coop?

My dad and I clean the coop every week.

 

[Kiki]

Keeping a clean coop will not always prevent this type of infection.
Read the links so you understand what causes it.

 

[drumstick diva]

I have never seen any as bad as that - from photos people post of their affected chickens. It may be kindest to put her down.

 

[Isaac 0]

Is she the only one who has this?I would check the others feet for early signs of bumble foot.Like the others said euthanizing her would be the best choice.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I have never dealt with bumblefoot, yet...but I have dealt with nasty absesses etc, for years. No one else wants the job...lol.

View attachment 1097026 View attachment 1097028 View attachment 1097030 View attachment 1097031 View attachment 1097032 View attachment 1097026 View attachment 1097028 View attachment 1097030 View attachment 1097031 Someone please help! I was outside cleaning my chickens pen when I noticed one of my older chickens (8years old) was limping so I went over to check it out and I noticed some weird lump/growth things... I researched it and I think it could be scale mites or unfortunately bumblefoot!( I put petroleum jelly on it in case it's mites but I don't know what if i'm right! Can someone take a look and tell me what's wrong... Im really worried about her!!

Is this hen lame at all? It would be the best to take her to a vet if that's the route you are taking. If someone in your family is knowledgeable and feels comfortable treating this, I would try to fix her as long as the hen is in good health and as long as she won't be placed in unnecessary pain to suffer.

If she was my hen, I would excise the infection on the the one foot and see how it goes. If it is beyond the point of treatment, end her suffering.

I respectfully wonder if the treatment for the scaly leg mites should wait until after the bumblefeet have been taken care of? I question getting an oil or a vaseline in the wound, especially in a wound of this size and possible depth.

- Use gloves, extract the infection with a sterilized scalpel and treat with an antibiotic spray/salve as mentioned in the Chicken Chick video.

- Use sterile non stick pads and wrap the feet with ver wrap to keep the wound clean and keep the pad secure.

- Soaking her feet in epsom salts is great when changing the bandage, which will need to be done often; once or twice a day OR as needed depending on how it drains.

- I would keep her in a kennel to minimize her movements for the beginning to make sure she eats and to minimize her pain. She'll likely want to lie down most of the time.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

View attachment 1097026 View attachment 1097028 View attachment 1097030 View attachment 1097031 View attachment 1097032 View attachment 1097026 View attachment 1097028 View attachment 1097030 View attachment 1097031 Someone please help! I was outside cleaning my chickens pen when I noticed one of my older chickens (8years old) was limping so I went over to check it out and I noticed some weird lump/growth things... I researched it and I think it could be scale mites or unfortunately bumblefoot!( I put petroleum jelly on it in case it's mites but I don't know what if i'm right! Can someone take a look and tell me what's wrong... Im really worried about her!!

Good afternoon!

I just wanted to check in and ask how things are going?
I've been thinking about your hen.

 

[Racntracie]

We have 2 pet pekin ducks. The male developed a minor case of bumble foot last year and we didn't know anything about this until he started limping and we checked his feet and he had these small swollen callous like scabs on them. I took pics and posted them and it was then we were told he had bumble foot. We soaked and cleaned them, removed only one scab, then sprayed them with Tri something and put neosporin on it and continued to do this for several days and he ended up fine and we haven't had a reoccurance until now, and it's our female. Hers is much worse than his was. When we soaked her feet, I pulled on the scab and half of it came right off but caused bleeding. We wrapped as good as she would let us after applying the meds, but the wrap seems to be stressing her bad. Was wondering if anyone has ever used second skin, or liquid bandaid, or something called Alushield (was told this is used on open wounds on animals) but didn't know if any of these would be good for bumble foot on my ducks....
Thanks

 

[madi k]

Good afternoon!

I just wanted to check in and ask how things are going?
I've been thinking about your hen.

Thank you for checking in! We are taking her to the vet in a couple hours.