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[osint2026]

Bent chicken middle toe and this thing under what can cure it the chicken has no problem with walking and is eating and drinking fine

 

[nuthatched]

That's a bumble, think of it like a zit. It needs to have the plug removed and wound treated.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...our-chickens-with-surgery-graphic-pics.47705/

 

[osint2026]

That's a bumble, think of it like a zit. It needs to have the plug removed and wound treated.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...our-chickens-with-surgery-graphic-pics.47705/

Is it urgent and also can u use a regular knife to cut the scab?

 

[nuthatched]

Is it urgent and also can u use a regular knife to cut the scab?

Not ideal, no. It's not terribly urgent, bit does need taken care of.

 

[osint2026]

Not ideal, no. It's not terribly urgent, bit does need taken care of.

Do you think I can cure it without cutting it cause I have none of those things I seen videos where people cure it without cutting the scab

 

[nuthatched]

Do you think I can cure it without cutting it cause I have none of those things I seen videos where people cure it without cutting the scab

It needed to be removed, but it usually don't require cutting, per se but it's like a zit.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-bumblefoot-a-simple-surgical-approach.75146/