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In the Brooder
- May 23, 2024
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That looks like bumble foot. If you can find a scab/ injury, you should try to carefully open it, then wrap the foot when the infection is drained out.My 4 month Wyandotte has a swollen claw toe and joint and I don’t know why? Can anyone help she’s a lovely girl, I have soaked it in Epsom salt and wrapped it up for now
I am in the uk , what confuses me is it doesn’t look like bumblefoot when I look it up. as the end of her back claw looks strange not the middle of her foot. It’s not as easy to get stuff over here in the uk I been trying to look for natural remedies but feel like I’m going round in circles and can see that she’s not a happy chicken right now she is just sitting on a perch lotIt looks like a case of bumblefoot to me. Not uncommon but not easy to cure. It is a staph infection that starts as a scratch and becomes infected with the bacteria. Many people use surgery and squeeze out the lump of puss but that is a rather old school approach. You can cure it without cutting open which delays healing. Continue the daily warm epsom salt baths, a direct injection into the swollen spot with a combiotic helps. Keeping it clean is very important. It is very common in waterfowl and raptors. U of Kentucky has found using an HEC ointment helps draw out the infection. Hypericum, Echinacea and Calendula.
Keeping the bird inside with fresh bedding helps to keep it clean.
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