Possible Necrotic Foot ? (GRAPHIC PHOTO!) RIP, Vada

[speckledhen]

Well, no more Wyandottes for me. Out of six I've had, four have had serious egg issues and two died from internal laying and now Vada may be gone by the end of the day. Not sure if it's because these were all hatchery stock from the same hatchery or if I am just not meant to have Wyandottes.

 

[dlhunicorn]

sorry cyn

aren't you just sick of these constantly recurring bumblefoot problems? Isnt there a way to get some cheap source of sand to cover that rocky ground that you say must be causing this? (If you do find a source work some lime into the ground before puring on the sand to deal with any pathogens)

 

[speckledhen]

Diana, I have acres of woods. Their huge 2400 sf pen is set on what was once just leaf mold and shrubs and trees and sandstone, but also, as is everywhere here, those thorny vines called cowvine or green briar. I'd have to move, literally, to get better ground for them. I wish I could because yes, I'm sick to death of bumblefoot! And I'm on the side of a mtn, so sand would just wash down the hill, I'm afraid.

 

[ChickBond 007]

too bad that you couldn't blue kote the bottoms of their feet as a preventative or prophelactic to prevent cut/puncture. Or something like blue kote but thicker coating.

 

[threehorses]

This is so heartbreaking. I'm very sorry. You've been very kind with her and at least she's had a very good home with wonderful care. Thank you for taking such good care of your flock.

 

[crtrlovr]

I'm so sorry you've had to go through this again. My heart goes out to you and Tom. I (and I'm sure many others on here) do appreciate your grace and strength, and hopefully the so very difficult issues you have faced can help some other chicken owner when they are faced with a similar one. God has not forgotten you or your babies. He loves them and He loves you.

 

[Drafthorsegal]

I'm very sorry for Vada. I wish there was more you could do, but it seems you've done everything possible and then some. I learned a great deal from this thread.. especially when to look further than what is the obvious problem. At least your DH has some piece of mind that it wasn't his fault. What a wonderful guy to be so worried. And thank you seriously, Cynthia, for all you share with us.

 

[Brindlebtch]

I just read this thread and I am so sorry about Vada. I am also sorry because this must be SO hard on you and your husband.
Best wishes and whatever you do/did is/was the right thing.

 

[speckledhen]

Vada is a bit more alert. I can get her to drink if I pass the water to her, but she isn't standing up to eat or drink. She's very pale in the face and the foot smells just horrible, even with the dead skin off of it. I think we need to put her down personally since it's obvious she has more internal issues than just this horrible foot issue. Getting my DH to that point takes a bit longer, but he won't allow her suffering to continue.

 

[mypicklebird]

I know this doesn't really help you with this specific bird to help her, but many help understand what happened with her- if she has egg yolk peritonitis with a bacterial component- she might be septic (bacterial blood infection) now- and threw a clot or threw a bacterial emboli to the foot. It might not have looked like classic bumblefoot, because it wasn't. She would end up with a purple/black & progressively smelly foot as the tissues died. It wouldn't respond to flushing/cleaning because the problem was deeper.