sydney13
Songster
I have a 1 1/2 yr. old easter egger who i have been dealing with bumble foot for a little while now. About a month ago i cut open the bumbles (she had one on the top of her foot and two on the bottom of her feet) and removed as much puss as possible and then packed it with neosporin. The bumble on the top of her foot pretty much went a way but the two on her foot pads got smaller but still were here. I didn't do a great job keeping her feet clean afterwards because she kept taking the bandage off so maybe thats were things went wrong. After the scabbed over they appeared to start slowly growing larger. Now her limp is back and the bumbles are about as large (maybe a bit larger actually) as they were when i opened them.
But thats not all, she also seems to be having some laying problems. As of a week or two ago I had been getting 2 or 3 eggs with no shell just a membrane. I also would find a eggs with no shell or membrane (just a runny egg) under the roost. I discovered it was this hen when i saw her squatting in the nest box with white and yolk running out her bottom. I also found a few papery shells under the roost but never on the same day as the shell less eggs. Right under her vent is big clumps of poop all dried onto her feathers which probably has something to do with her attempts to lay.
I was thinking maybe the odd eggs are caused by her being under stress with the bumble foot but really have no idea. Do you think they are connected? Something else worth mentioning is that this same hen has always laid eggs that have clumps of calcium deposits (bigger than a typical calcium deposit you might see on an egg) molded onto the shell. maybe that has something to do with her laying?
I'm going to go back and try to again remove as much puss from her bumble as i can and see if that is effective. I will be sure to confine her to an area and really keep her feet bandaged up.
I have some penicillin on hand and was wondering if giving her some might help combat the staph infection?
Is there anything I can do for her to help with these weird eggs?
Thanks
But thats not all, she also seems to be having some laying problems. As of a week or two ago I had been getting 2 or 3 eggs with no shell just a membrane. I also would find a eggs with no shell or membrane (just a runny egg) under the roost. I discovered it was this hen when i saw her squatting in the nest box with white and yolk running out her bottom. I also found a few papery shells under the roost but never on the same day as the shell less eggs. Right under her vent is big clumps of poop all dried onto her feathers which probably has something to do with her attempts to lay.
I was thinking maybe the odd eggs are caused by her being under stress with the bumble foot but really have no idea. Do you think they are connected? Something else worth mentioning is that this same hen has always laid eggs that have clumps of calcium deposits (bigger than a typical calcium deposit you might see on an egg) molded onto the shell. maybe that has something to do with her laying?
I'm going to go back and try to again remove as much puss from her bumble as i can and see if that is effective. I will be sure to confine her to an area and really keep her feet bandaged up.
I have some penicillin on hand and was wondering if giving her some might help combat the staph infection?
Is there anything I can do for her to help with these weird eggs?
Thanks