The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[lazy gardener]

Perhaps to eat a turkey that's not full of bird shot?

 

[Shan30]

Perhaps to eat a turkey that's not full of bird shot?  

Yes it was meant to be a joke, we don't even have wild turkey here. I was more or less wondering if people fatten them up after catching or just process them.

 

[Shan30]

Anyone have a link to some good bumble foot information or your own experience as to what works best? My friend has a rooster with bumble foot and is looking for advice but I have never had a case of it so though maybe I would get some more experienced input.

 

[lalaland]

Anyone have a link to some good bumble foot information or your own experience as to what works best? My friend has a rooster with bumble foot and is looking for advice but I have never had a case of it so though maybe I would get some more experienced input.

I don't mess around with cutting, etc unless the chicken is limping and there appears to be an active infection - and that means much more than a hard black spot on the foot pad. I posted this link previously - think it has a great idea .

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/915880/bumblefoot-cure

 

[Leahs Mom]

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I agree. After having treated bumblefoot...and after having had several birds with dark spots... I decided NOT to do anything unless there is very obvious infection. All the birds I had that had a black spot are still with us today and none with infection.

I looked around trying to find out what might be injuring the pads and realized that the ramp walk up to the pop door was not a good thing. They would slide down it almost all the time. I removed the ramp and replaced with log steps. I haven't seen any injury since.

 

[lazy gardener]

Nice idea, the logs, or any variation on that theme. I think I'll incorporate that in my coop design.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Nice idea, the logs, or any variation on that theme. I think I'll incorporate that in my coop design.

Here's what they look like. We had some old wood on the property that wasn't good for burning.

 

[Shan30]

I don't mess around with cutting, etc unless the chicken is limping and there appears to be an active infection - and that means much more than a hard black spot on the foot pad.  I posted this link previously - think it has a great idea .

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/915880/bumblefoot-cure

Thank you. I haven't seen it myself yet but apparently it is pretty swollen but he is walking on it. I will have to ask if he's limping. She's going to send me pictures later so I will have a better idea then.

 

[armorfirelady]

Anyone have a link to some good bumble foot information or your own experience as to what works best? My friend has a rooster with bumble foot and is looking for advice but I have never had a case of it so though maybe I would get some more experienced input.

I treated it last year on a hen. I tried cutting out the core, wrapping and different kinds of treatments. It got smaller but finally I just let her be. She still has the spot but it's not swollen and doesn't hurt her so I've left it alone.

Nice idea, the logs, or any variation on that theme. I think I'll incorporate that in my coop design.

Here's what they look like. We had some old wood on the property that wasn't good for burning.

I use stumps like this in the coop near the roost. Allows e girls to hop up on it to get to the roost easier. My roost is about 4 ft high. Some use it some don't. Babies use it tho.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Perhaps to eat a turkey that's not full of bird shot?

I would imagine pulling a live turkey out of a barrel could get you injured.

Funny joke though. I wonder if it would work.

Anyone have a link to some good bumble foot information or your own experience as to what works best? My friend has a rooster with bumble foot and is looking for advice but I have never had a case of it so though maybe I would get some more experienced input.

I've only had experience with bumble foot that I tried to cure once or twice. I tried cutting once but was terrified of cutting the toe ligaments.

The other time, I cleaned the foot real good with iodine all over except at the scab site. I didn't want the scab to get wet. With it staying dry I was able to just pull the scab off and most of the cheesy stuff came with it. Very little cheesy stuff was left inside the hole and I couldn't get it out so I cleaned the foot pad and inside the wound with iodine, packed the hole with antibiotic ointment and bandaged it up real good and left it. I think I changed the bandage one time a couple days later, making sure to have vetwrap over the bandage and around each toe to seal out any dirt that might get in there. I think it might have been a week to a week and a half later that I took the bandage off and the wound was completely closed. It didn't look as if it had ever had a problem.