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[ashtree]

Heres a picture of the suspected bumble foot. The swelling is down but what the heck is going on now? I don't know what Im looking at. I did the sugar/iodine treatment last night and this morning. She's acting fine, still isolated in a pen that allows for minimal movement. I have no idea what caused this, except that right before she starting limping i saw her spar off with her sister and jump from a paver to the ground, which was only a 1 maybe 1.5 inch landing. After that her pad appeared swollen and gooey, like a blister. I kinda forgot about it because she really wasn't limping and then it started to look like it had been opened, and I could see the small piece of black skin barely hanging on. Now it doesn't look like muscle at all, more like infection but its hard. But thats what chicken infection/bumblefoot looks like right? Anyway heres the picture, WARNING its not for the queasy:

So honestly, what would everyone do now? Is this really bad? Like I said the swelling is down and seems to only be in that direct area, whereas before it was all the way between the toes. could the infection be working itself out? Or am I getting my hopes up?

 

[ashtree]

So this morning I woke up from a dream...

I had about ten tubs of chicks inside the house, and some of my flock were also hatching chicks. Apparently I had a gold-laced Barnevelder (is that even a real breed???) that had just finished hatching chicks under my house, and they were being chased by cats. I was doing my best to try to find all the chicks, but the cats kept catching them, and they were also drowning in puddles from the rain.

I'm taking this as a sign. I do, in fact, have some chicks inside the house. I originally started this plan of chicken raising for the eggs, and I keep losing my way over all the cute and adorable babies. Well, I'm going to use POOPS as a way to make myself get back on track. I'm not going to do anything with the chickens already integrated into my flock, but everything in the house is going to POOPS.

Even those super adorable lemon blue cochins. ::sniffle::

OH I want one! How old are they? I won't make it to POOPs but I think I'm in your area.

 

[huntseat]

Heres a picture of the suspected bumble foot. The swelling is down but what the heck is going on now? I don't know what Im looking at. I did the sugar/iodine treatment last night and this morning. She's acting fine, still isolated in a pen that allows for minimal movement. I have no idea what caused this, except that right before she starting limping i saw her spar off with her sister and jump from a paver to the ground, which was only a 1 maybe 1.5 inch landing. After that her pad appeared swollen and gooey, like a blister. I kinda forgot about it because she really wasn't limping and then it started to look like it had been opened, and I could see the small piece of black skin barely hanging on. Now it doesn't look like muscle at all, more like infection but its hard. But thats what chicken infection/bumblefoot looks like right? Anyway heres the picture, WARNING its not for the queasy:

So honestly, what would everyone do now? Is this really bad? Like I said the swelling is down and seems to only be in that direct area, whereas before it was all the way between the toes. could the infection be working itself out? Or am I getting my hopes up?

Swelling that has now drawn into one mass that is hard, sounds like an abscess. Some drawing salve or icthammol should draw/pull it out.

 

[ashtree]

Swelling that has now drawn into one mass that is hard, sounds like an abscess.  Some drawing salve or icthamol should draw/pull it out.

Do you know if benzonite clay would work? That's what I use for my family when drawing something out.

 

[Kyzmette]

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I live in Skiatook and work in Tulsa. Are you near Tulsa?

 

[huntseat]

Clay poultices might work but they are usually for reduction in swelling and not drawing from what I remember about my days with jumping horses.

If you got it then try it!

 

[ashtree]

Quote: Woa my bad! I thought you were in Little Axe! Nevermind then. Sorry for not checking first.

 

[Ksane]

So this morning I woke up from a dream... I had about ten tubs of chicks inside the house, and some of my flock were also hatching chicks. Apparently I had a gold-laced Barnevelder (is that even a real breed???) that had just finished hatching chicks under my house, and they were being chased by cats. I was doing my best to try to find all the chicks, but the cats kept catching them, and they were also drowning in puddles from the rain. I'm taking this as a sign. I do, in fact, have some chicks inside the house. I originally started this plan of chicken raising for the eggs, and I keep losing my way over all the cute and adorable babies. Well, I'm going to use POOPS as a way to make myself get back on track. I'm not going to do anything with the chickens already integrated into my flock, but everything in the house is going to POOPS. Even those super adorable lemon blue cochins. ::sniffle::

Are they bantam or LF? How many are there? (Don't you judge me!) What else ya got....? PS That wasn't a dream. You were obviously sleep walking at my house.

Heres a picture of the suspected bumble foot. The swelling is down but what the heck is going on now? I don't know what Im looking at. I did the sugar/iodine treatment last night and this morning. She's acting fine, still isolated in a pen that allows for minimal movement. I have no idea what caused this, except that right before she starting limping i saw her spar off with her sister and jump from a paver to the ground, which was only a 1 maybe 1.5 inch landing. After that her pad appeared swollen and gooey, like a blister. I kinda forgot about it because she really wasn't limping and then it started to look like it had been opened, and I could see the small piece of black skin barely hanging on. Now it doesn't look like muscle at all, more like infection but its hard. But thats what chicken infection/bumblefoot looks like right? Anyway heres the picture, WARNING its not for the queasy: So honestly, what would everyone do now? Is this really bad? Like I said the swelling is down and seems to only be in that direct area, whereas before it was all the way between the toes. could the infection be working itself out? Or am I getting my hopes up?

Yea, that's bumblefoot. Me? I would get a sterile scalpel and excise it, use tweezers to get it all out. Then keep it wrapped for a month. That's what I'd do.

 

[ashtree]

Are they bantam or LF? How many are there? (Don't you judge me!)
What else ya got....?

PS That wasn't a dream. You were obviously sleep walking at my house.

You are too much! (

Yea, that's bumblefoot. Me? I would get a sterile scalpel and excise it, use tweezers to get it all out. Then keep it wrapped for a month. That's what I'd do.

WOW. You don't mess around. Im thinking about doing this but Im so scared Im going to make it worse or hit something important.

Sorry I botched all my attempts at quoting this.

Not sure Ill ever figure it out.

 

[Kassaundra]

The swelling going down shows it is getting better. Personally I would use the drawing salve first if it doesn't work you can always cut later. But I bet w/ the antibiotic tx and drawing it out you may not have to cut at all.