Pekin with bumblefoot

[Miss Lydia]

Hold on a bit and let’s see if @Keikuri can tell you what she used to bring her ducks bumble to a head.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Durvet epsom salt drawing salve for horses I’m going to look for some.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m going to order some, if @Keikuri has had success with the bumble on her duck it looked promising in the picture.

 

[azygous]

Pine tar is sold in almost all feed stores. It's a natural drawing salve and also antibiotic that's been used by farmers on livestock wounds for 2000 years.

It's ugly, messy stuff, but what you do is, after soaking the foot and scraping off the scab (I use my thumbnail) and lifting out any kernel, paste the foot up with the pine tar and let it harden. Once hardened, you leave it on the foot until it wears off. No further treatment or bandaging is necessary.

 

[Keikuri]

I’m going to order some, if @Keikuri has had success with the bumble on her duck it looked promising in the picture.

I’m not sure yet if the Durvet poultice stuff worked. I only used it the one time after the girl’s scab burst itself off and havent unwrapped her yet to check her out. I’ll let you know when i do!

 

[pekincochin12]

Okay, I'll do some long soaks to really soften it more and then try again. Does anyone know if lavender or eucalyptus "scented" epsom salts are okay to use for soaking (obviously would not her her drink from it). We're running low on epsom salt now after all these soaks, and that's the only kind we've seen readily available. Will look for pine tar, too.

 

[pekincochin12]

Pine tar is sold in almost all feed stores. It's a natural drawing salve and also antibiotic that's been used by farmers on livestock wounds for 2000 years.

It's ugly, messy stuff, but what you do is, after soaking the foot and scraping off the scab (I use my thumbnail) and lifting out any kernel, paste the foot up with the pine tar and let it harden. Once hardened, you leave it on the foot until it wears off. No further treatment or bandaging is necessary.

Would something like this be ideal?
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...MI6ezu_v6q6QIVNPC1Ch1HqAJNEAQYASABEgKLdPD_BwE

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes and if it’s 13.99 at your TSC that’s cheaper than Amazon

 

[pekincochin12]

Yes and if it’s 13.99 at your TSC that’s cheaper than Amazon

Awesome, would I need to keep her separated after? I just don't know how to keep her and the others from going after it.

 

[azygous]

Pine tar is one of the few substances that actually repel chickens.