Is this bumblefoot?

[KatefromOz]

Hello. My husband picked up my chicken earlier to give her a cuddle and a noticed she had some black spots under her foot. No other signs of symptoms from the chicken. I've done a quick search at it looks like bumblefoot to me. Does anyone have a great treatment plan? Thanks!!

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Yes looks like bumble foot. For treatment I believe you soak their feet in warm water with epsoms salt, then you could put an antimicrobial cream on the feet

 

[KatefromOz]

Yes looks like bumble foot. For treatment I believe you soak their feet in warm water with epsoms salt, then you could put an antimicrobial cream on the feet

Thank you. I've never dealt with this before. Let's hope it's easy to fix!

 

[Kathy Golla]

It looks like the left hand one an outer scab has fallen off. Her foot pad looks really good, the soaking it in epsom brings circulation to the foot to heal. You could put some colloidial silver ointment/gel on it. You have to wash the silver off when you reapply since it creates a barrier. If you put more on top of what you put on it it does nothing unless you wash the first layer of silver off. Other than doing those things I personally would just watch it. After you soak it when its soft you could poke around a tiny bit and see if you can see or pull some type of splinter or thorn or pebble out of the scabs or if the scabs are surrounding a foreign body. But if you cant see anything just leave it alone.
If it gets red then you go to plan b. I had an outbreak in my flock and none of the four hens that had it ever had the swelling/staph infection/something in the foot like a splinter that you read about. Once you make a hole in the foot by pulling something out or poking at it, you have to wrap the foot so infection from the ground doesnt get in the hole, and that is quite the chore. Bumblefoot is a term for a generic bird foot infection.

 

[KatefromOz]

Thanks for the information. We are going to do the Epsom salt foot bath and see how we go. Another one of my hens has a little black scab as well but hers looks a little more red and swollen. Fingers crossed it is easy to treat. Thanks again

It looks like the left hand one an outer scab has fallen off. Her foot pad looks really good, the soaking it in epsom brings circulation to the foot to heal. You could put some colloidial silver ointment/gel on it. You have to wash the silver off when you reapply since it creates a barrier. If you put more on top of what you put on it it does nothing unless you wash the first layer of silver off. Other than doing those things I personally would just watch it. After you soak it when its soft you could poke around a tiny bit and see if you can see or pull some type of splinter or thorn or pebble out of the scabs or if the scabs are surrounding a foreign body. But if you cant see anything just leave it alone.
If it gets red then you go to plan b. I had an outbreak in my flock and none of the four hens that had it ever had the swelling/staph infection/something in the foot like a splinter that you read about. Once you make a hole in the foot by pulling something out or poking at it, you have to wrap the foot so infection from the ground doesnt get in the hole, and that is quite the chore. Bumblefoot is a term for a generic bird foot infection.

 

[KatefromOz]

Hen number 2s foot.

 

[AgnesB]

How do you treat bumble foot in a bird that does not want to be caught or attacks...this bird is a guinea male about a year old and full of himself! I have the scars to prove it...He will come in the house when dogs come in but noticed him limping a little and there was a black spot on his foot..I tried to trim his wings and paid for it! Soaking feet does not sound like a one person job?? Ideas??

 

[KatefromOz]

I'm not an expert as I only have hens but one of my girls is very hard to catch. I found that getting them from the coop at night and lightly wrapping a towel around them works well. They are so much calmer of a night. As for the foot bath, I've seen a couple of you tube videos and most of the chickens seem to quite like the warm bath. I'll be able to let you know how I go. Good luck!

How do you treat bumble foot in a bird that does not want to be caught or attacks...this bird is a guinea male about a year old and full of himself! I have the scars to prove it...He will come in the house when dogs come in but noticed him limping a little and there was a black spot on his foot..I tried to trim his wings and paid for it! Soaking feet does not sound like a one person job?? Ideas??