Is this a healthy scab? Is her bumblefoot back? Please Help

[Jemma Rider]

Ok so my favorite hen, Rosie, had bumblefoot which i treated with surgery. It went well and i removed all of the kernel i could see, and bandaged her up. The next day she was limping, and for good reason but she's acted fine since. I changed the bandage every other day and applied triple antibiotic ointment without pain medication every time i changed the bandage. Well i recently I've started worrying about the bumblefoot coming back, here is a picture of the scab that has formed, does it look healthy? I sent it to another woman who says it looks alright and her foot hasn't swollen at all since the surgery, she's not limping and is eating and drinking normal, scratching when i let them freerange being a chicken. Here is a picture of her foot now, the scab feels hard on the surface but i can feel soft flesh beneath.

so will it heal from here or should i do surgery again?

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Hello Jemma,

The foot looks OK, but she is still healing from a wound, give her time. And yes, she can get another infection, if her foot isn't allowed to fully heal. You should either wrap her foot, or put some birdy booties on the feet till she heals. You can make some or buy them online. Some birds just have thin skin on their feet, making them more susceptible to cuts, which get infected, ie. Bumblefoot.

You can also use a band-aid soaked with Colloidal silver on the cut, then wrap, or moisten the inside of some boots with the silver before putting them on.

My rooster has a terrible time with bumblefoot, so he wears the boots for about 9 months of the year. I take them off to wash his feet and legs, or when it super hot outside. It would not be good to keep cutting into his foot.

Here he is with his boots on, I make them for him and one other hen.

God Bless!

 

[Sharwig]

Hello Jemma,

The foot looks OK, but she is still healing from a wound, give her time. And yes, she can get another infection, if her foot isn't allowed to fully heal. You should either wrap her foot, or put some birdy booties on the feet till she heals. You can make some or buy them online. Some birds just have thin skin on their feet, making them more susceptible to cuts, which get infected, ie. Bumblefoot.

You can also use a band-aid soaked with Colloidal silver on the cut, then wrap, or moisten the inside of some boots with the silver before putting them on.

My rooster has a terrible time with bumblefoot, so he wears the boots for about 9 months of the year. I take them off to wash his feet and legs, or when it super hot outside. It would not be good to keep cutting into his foot.

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Here he is with his boots on, I make them for him and one other hen.

God Bless!

Boots for chickens??? Who knew??!!

 

[BarredRockMom]

All I hear is that old Nancy Sinatra song that he must be humming!

"These boots were made for walking
And that's just what they'll do...
One of these days these boots are gonna
Walk all over you.

Are you ready boots, staaaart walkin....."

The boots are useful & entertaining at the same time. I love this idea. It's extremely inventive of you! Well done & thank you for sharing.

 

[Sharwig]

All I hear is that old Nancy Sinatra song that he must be humming!

"These boots were made for walking
And that's just what they'll do...
One of these days these boots are gonna
Walk all over you.

Are you ready boots, staaaart walkin....."

The boots are useful & entertaining at the same time. I love this idea. It's extremely inventive of you! Well done & thank you for sharing.

Haha! Too funny

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Many chicken keepers will cull a chicken that has repeated problems with bumblefoot.
But, after all the training and care I have put into Mr. Frito, I was not going to cull him. He is a wonderful rooster.

Bumblefoot is tedious to care for, having to clean the feet and change the dressings every other day or so. And it can take a several weeks, at least, till it heals fully. We live on the foothills, and the terrain is very rugged. So, the boots have worked out quit well in preventing injuries to the bottoms of his feet.

However, he does wear out the soles, and is in need of new boots every 2-3 months!

Currently, he is wearing new and improved boots, with a round rubber disc just under his metatarsal pad, and three more small rubber discs under the toe pads.

But, chicken boots weren't my idea. I purchased my first boots from the Crazy K Farm online store. However, even though they were well made, and one size fits all, I couldn't use them.

They just didn't fit my rooster! Nope, one size doesn't fit all...because I make them, my boots are also designed according to the anatomy of the chicken foot.

What can I say, I enjoy a challenge, and my chickens too!

 

[Jemma Rider]

Hello Jemma,

The foot looks OK, but she is still healing from a wound, give her time. And yes, she can get another infection, if her foot isn't allowed to fully heal. You should either wrap her foot, or put some birdy booties on the feet till she heals. You can make some or buy them online. Some birds just have thin skin on their feet, making them more susceptible to cuts, which get infected, ie. Bumblefoot.

You can also use a band-aid soaked with Colloidal silver on the cut, then wrap, or moisten the inside of some boots with the silver before putting them on.

My rooster has a terrible time with bumblefoot, so he wears the boots for about 9 months of the year. I take them off to wash his feet and legs, or when it super hot outside. It would not be good to keep cutting into his foot.

View attachment 1203201
Here he is with his boots on, I make them for him and one other hen.

God Bless!

I Have boots in my online cart and i think im going to make some for a few of my other chickens since i just dont want to deal with it again. does it bother him much, if it bothers them then I probably won't i just think it would be a decent preventative method.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

No, it doesn't bother him. In fact he runs all over the place, he is very active.

The only things you have to watch for is: the heat, and stickers that can get into the boot. I take off his boots when the temps get over 98 degrees. And, you still have to check the leg and toe scales for scaly leg mites. If I see him limping, the boots come off, for a closer inspection. He gets 3-4, feet spa days a year. I like him to be in tip top shape!

Frito, has been wearing his boots off and on, for two years. It's good for them to have them off several times a year. During that time, he stays in the sand covered run. I wouldn't want to wear shoes 24/7, all year, either. It is how I have chosen, to manage his predisposition for bumblefoot. He'll be 4 years old in March. The boots are preventative, they are not a cure for bumblefoot.

It probably is a lot of trouble for most people, but not for me. Like I said, I'm not going to cull my rooster, and I'm not going to let him suffer with re-occurring bumblefoot.

God Bless!

 

[Jemma Rider]

No, it doesn't bother him. In fact he runs all over the place, he is very active.

The only things you have to watch for is: the heat, and stickers that can get into the boot. I take off his boots when the temps get over 98 degrees. And, you still have to check the leg and toe scales for scaly leg mites. If I see him limping, the boots come off, for a closer inspection. He gets 3-4, feet spa days a year. I like him to be in tip top shape!

Frito, has been wearing his boots off and on, for two years. It's good for them to have them off several times a year. During that time, he stays in the sand covered run. I wouldn't want to wear shoes 24/7, all year, either. It is how I have chosen, to manage his predisposition for bumblefoot. He'll be 4 years old in March. The boots are preventative, they are not a cure for bumblefoot.

It probably is a lot of trouble for most people, but not for me. Like I said, I'm not going to cull my rooster, and I'm not going to let him suffer with re-occurring bumblefoot.

God Bless!

Great. I would only put them on when i let them out anyway I'm pretty sure Rosie got hers while she was out scratching and i caught it early so it was a fairly easy fix. Thanks