Angie_Chickens
Hatching
- Aug 20, 2025
- 4
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- 6
We've owned chickens for about 4 years and had once dealt with bumble foot, all had healed with no complications.
We realized about 2 weeks ago our hens had bumble again and did what we did last time; Epson salt bath, remove bumble, and wrap foot. Most of our hens are perfectly fine now but two got a bad infection in their foot. We think it's cause the wrap got wet and we didn't change it fast enough. Our older hen (about 6 or 7 years old) with the infection is getting better with soaking and rewrapping with antibiotic ointment.
Our younger hen (1 year old) seems to be getting worst. Her ankle and toe is turning black and the foot is super hot and swollen. Where we thought we got the bumble out of is black too but we tried squeezing and nothing will come out. Her other foot seems to be getting pale also.
Today she stayed in her coup only leaving to eat and drink, none of the other hens are picking on her thankfully but it is very different from her normal behavior.
We read online that it could be because we wrapped her too tightly, so we made sure to wrap are super loose for the past couple of days, but she's still getting worse.
We don't have enough money to go to a vet right now and we're worried she is starting to get a fever and that she might lose her foot. If anyone could tell us how we can help her or why this is happening it would be greatly appreciated.
Ps. Right now we have her isolated in a separate coup with her foot wrapped with antibiotic ointment.
We realized about 2 weeks ago our hens had bumble again and did what we did last time; Epson salt bath, remove bumble, and wrap foot. Most of our hens are perfectly fine now but two got a bad infection in their foot. We think it's cause the wrap got wet and we didn't change it fast enough. Our older hen (about 6 or 7 years old) with the infection is getting better with soaking and rewrapping with antibiotic ointment.
Our younger hen (1 year old) seems to be getting worst. Her ankle and toe is turning black and the foot is super hot and swollen. Where we thought we got the bumble out of is black too but we tried squeezing and nothing will come out. Her other foot seems to be getting pale also.
Today she stayed in her coup only leaving to eat and drink, none of the other hens are picking on her thankfully but it is very different from her normal behavior.
We read online that it could be because we wrapped her too tightly, so we made sure to wrap are super loose for the past couple of days, but she's still getting worse.
We don't have enough money to go to a vet right now and we're worried she is starting to get a fever and that she might lose her foot. If anyone could tell us how we can help her or why this is happening it would be greatly appreciated.
Ps. Right now we have her isolated in a separate coup with her foot wrapped with antibiotic ointment.
