Multiple chickens with bumblefoot.

[chicks are life]

Yup all of those are heavier breeds that's why...
Any one else think so?

 

[rebrascora]

Wondering how high the roost bar is? If there was nothing in their environment to cut/puncture their feet prior to the move where the mason jar was found.... could they have been bruising their feet coming down off a high roosting bar? Or could it be small splinters of wood from a rough surface or thorns from a pile of hedge cuttings or shrub prunings or even prickles from thistles. These things can sit for some time before they start to fester..... or possibly even due to scaley leg mites? It might be coincidence that it's only the Wyandottes or it could be because they have been foraging somewhere together in amongst some thorns, or are bossy and take the highest roosts. Lots of potential possibilities but without knowing your flock or set up it is difficult to figure out what might be the reason. I know that I occasionally go out in the garden in my Crocks (they are mostly used in the house as slippers) and it is surprising how many times I have picked up a thorn in them, for such limited exposure to the outdoors, so it can easily happen!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I have several girls with bumble foot. Most of the time it's superficial. Their foot is soft and unswollen. Sometimes I can flake the scab off with a fingernail.
Most of the flock roosts in the rafters of the coop. I've tried everything to stop them. They are so determined I thought they would injure themselves trying.
Oddly the girl with the worst foot is one of my smallest. Roughly 4 pounds.
Sometimes they are just chickens! They do things I don't understand and can't figure out. So I do the best I can with how much cooperation from them I can get.

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

I have a few with bumble foot to but I have a vet coming at the end of the week

 

[andreanar]

Ive read of an easy bumblefoot treatment, I haven't tried it but it sounds like it would work fine. Soak feet in Epsom salt water, apply a thick coat of Prid drawing salve and wrap. Do this twice a day for 2 days, then soak feet in Epsom again, dry, and you should be able to pluck the plug out with tweezers. Fill with antibiotic oint, and wrap.

 

[chicks are life]

Looks like that will work.

 

[mobius]

Drawing salve is a great idea. For another one, consider ichthymol ointment. I would

1. soak in epsom salt first to soften and help draw,
2.remove scab,
3. perhaps apply ointment overnight with vetwrap, and
4. in morning pull out core.

5. After that I would add tea tree in a carrier oil (my fave is grapeseed) say five drops to 2 TBL of carrier oil. Straight EO I think is too harsh.

6. And then add the trip antibiotic and then some vetwrap till there is a good scab.

Prevention: Soft landing spaces like pine shavings, nothing hard under roosts, no sharp gravel. I was following my flock foraging today and found a piece of glass (which they probably dug up). Be careful of staples or nails or or or. Etc.

Hope this helps.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Where does anyone find drawing salve? My girl with the swollen foot is still swollen. It's not hard like it was but it feels warm to me. I was going to soak it again today but thought I'd try some drawing salve.

 

[mobius]

The drawing salve I use is Ichthammol Ointment. Another great drawing salve for infection is tumeric mixed with honey.

 

[Kiki]

Where does anyone find drawing salve? My girl with the swollen foot is still swollen. It's not hard like it was but it feels warm to me. I was going to soak it again today but thought I'd try some drawing salve.

Swollen and warm can mean infections.
Did you squeeze all the pus out?