Hen with poorly foot

[richardeblack]

Hello again
Yes, I have checked roost bars and the ramp and all very smooth, no splinters. They are free ranging so no way of knowing what they might be encountering. Lots of hawthorn hedges etc.
I think I'll carry on with straw. It is the disinfected stuff that comes in large bags specifically for hens.
I'll have another go at the pictures.
Fatty's foot:

Hazel's scab underside:

 

[MarlaMac]

Hello again
Yes, I have checked roost bars and the ramp and all very smooth, no splinters. They are free ranging so no way of knowing what they might be encountering. Lots of hawthorn hedges etc.
I think I'll carry on with straw. It is the disinfected stuff that comes in large bags specifically for hens.
I'll have another go at the pictures.
Fatty's foot:
View attachment 4166396
Hazel's scab underside:
View attachment 4166397

Definitely a bumble. The scab may have hardened around the pus kernel and came out with it. At any rate, the foot looks good. I would clean and wrap every couple of days until it heals over.

 

[richardeblack]

Will do thank you Marla. I'll take pictures of Hazel's foot tomorrow. I tried to see if I could get anything out from under but again, what I thought was infection turned out to be tissue which bled slightly. There was no swelling in her foot, unlike Fatty's foot which was horribly swollen.
I've learned so much from you and LaFleche thank you. I feel almost confident now.
Thank you.
Richard

 

[LaFleche]

Hello again
Yes, I have checked roost bars and the ramp and all very smooth, no splinters. They are free ranging so no way of knowing what they might be encountering. Lots of hawthorn hedges etc.
I think I'll carry on with straw. It is the disinfected stuff that comes in large bags specifically for hens.
I'll have another go at the pictures.
Fatty's foot:
View attachment 4166396
Hazel's scab underside:
View attachment 4166397

Fatty's foot looks so much better, you are doing a good job, Richard!

As you decided to go with straw as bedding, make sure to inspect for poultry mites often as they love to hide in the hollow stems.

How high are the roosting bars installed?
When heavy birds decide to just jump down from the high roost in the morning and not use the ramp, they often end up injuring their foot pads as little stones etc. on the coop floor can pierce/penetrate the soft skin of the foot pads and lead to infection.