Somebody please help me!!! It's Phinny's feet. Please!

[CallyB57]

I have emailed Dr. Peter Brown about the foot problem with the large, feather footed roosters, and asked him to point me to information on foot problems in these birds. He helped me with LittleBit, who won't eat, so I'm hoping he can advise me where to search for this other problem with the feet. Will post back if he responds with info on where to find an answer for this problem.

 

[CallyB57]

Dr. Brown could not help me - he said it was bumblefoot. mewo's = mealworms.

 

[gritsar]

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My neighbor with lots of chicken experience also said bumblefoot. He could only look at Thor from a distance due to having his own commercial chickens.
It's not bumblefoot. I've dealt with bumblefoot and there is no black scab to this at all.
I did notice that Thor is re-growing the foot feathers he lost due to this, so I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing until I can clearly see that it's not helping.

 

[CallyB57]

Dr. Brown emailed me again and asked me to send him photos of Phinny's feet, and I did. I sent you a PM on it. I have to believe it is a fungus - he will probably say that it is a fungus also. I will continue the AF medication for at least 2 weeks to see if it works - sometimes it takes a while for a bad fungus infection to be healed up. It takes months in some people, so I'm hoping that what you are doing will keep on improving Thor's condition. Will keep you posted on Phinny.
Phinny has no scabs and the bottoms of his feet look healthy. This problem is directly along his feathers on both feet, so it does not look like it has anything to do with bumblefoot. I will send you another post as soon as Dr. Brown replies.