The WORST bumble-foot, ever?

[Patricia Jane]

It's very unfortunate that there is so many scammers out there and they have no respect for humans or animals for that matter. This person should be turned in for cruelty to animals and you should demand your money back as well as pay for your time and anyother moneys you've had to put out to save this poor rooster. Surely hope he recovers. Sounds like a sweet guy. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Well DH let me keep him in one more night...so he got some Cheerios along with this feed last night. He's crowing like crazy right now...I unwrapped and examined his leg...it looks better...not 100% by any means. But better.

The man I bought him from keeps all of his birds on wire. I'm pretty sure it's a sore from resting on his hocks on wire....he (the man) claims that he didn't notice anything wrong with him when he went to box him up. This dude is OLD and I'm not sure if that's the issue or not but he said he's raised them on wire since the 80s....not sure if they ever come out. Had I known this I would have not purchased from him. That said, he has no website, no internet and I had to call him and send a check to buy this rooster....he's old-school.

Anyway, I'm not trying to defend--just looking for an explanation.

I think he roo will be okay...he's happy, very talkative, eating and drinking and last night--decided to take a "dust bath" in his new shavings--which he spread all over out of his crate door!

 

[The Tinman]

When are we going to see a pic of the lucky young chap?

 

[purpletree23]

A couple of quick thoughts here.

I'm so happy he is better. You did a great job!

I also hate dishonest people. He needs to be responsible for what he's done. He knew what condition your guy was in when he sold him to you. The seller is dumb (sorry moderator) but not that dumb.

I very MUCH agree with Patricia Jane. A call should be made to this person's local animal control officer to have his other livestock checked out to make sure they are being cared for. If it makes you uncomfortable to do it I would be more than happy to. It's disgusting what some people allow to happen or do to their animals and it's all in the name of the almighty buck.


Bad words Bad words Bad words


P.S. Better be careful....you might have a lap rooster on your hands if you keep treating him like a king. I have a hen who follows me like a puppy dog after being treated for bumblefoot.

I second the picture

 

[theoriginaldeb]

Hi,
I'm new here and this is my first post. Usually bumble-foot is caused by birds that are kept with high roosts over a hard surface. Jumping down causes injury and swelling.
I've never heard of this happening with a bird kept on wire but but it makes sense. Any surface that causes pressure or injury and makes an opening for infection can cause bumble foot.
Here's hoping that he gets healed up enough to put with your flock.

 

[wolftracks]

I bought several WCBP a few years ago from a breeder who had so many birds I was dizzy trying to see through them all. She was trying to sell as many as she could because she was ill and just needed to get numbers down, so she could keep some and be able to take care of them.

One of my hens had a horrible case of Bumble Foot. The sores where all over her feet, between toes and there was an infection up the legs. This had been my first flock buildup after not having chicken for several years. I had never seen anything like it and at first just thought they were callused, but the second day I noticed this hen was not walking well.

I read BYC a couple of years before I actually joined. I found lots of info on here and treated it myself. I didn't have to do any cutting, but I did a lot of soaking and lots of different meds till she was better. I went through a lot of gloves and did a lot of squeezing once the sores finally softened up enough.

My husband was a surgical nurse and when he first saw my hen's feet swore up and down she needed to be culled, but knew how much I had to save her. He'd come in and look over my shoulder and ask what I was doing and when I'd tell him, he'd smile and say "You're doing the right thing Baby" and walk off. He always had to make sure I wore my gloves which I'd ask him how stupid he thought I was and just go about my business.

I think it was close to two months before this bird fully recovered. It was smelly and nasty to deal with, but she fully recovered.

I did go back to the breeder who promptly returned my money although I hadn't asked for it back. She was upset and embarrassed, because for months she had been barely able to move enough to feed and water and a little cleanup. We walked her area and found 4 more, not bad since she had so many, and helped her treat them.

When we went out to buy my birds there was a man there who didn't know chickens, but had crated up the amount of birds I wanted to help her out. He had no idea about checking feet or anything else, but the next time I went out, he showed up and apologized to us. We kind of felt bad for both of them. They ended up being very nice people, one trying to help they other and things happened. She did call the Ag department and had her flock checked for several things before she offered any more for sale and they were all very healthy other than the few with Bumble Foot. They did mention that it was possibly caused but wire cuts that were from the hardware cloth apron on the inside of the huge run. She had aprons on both sides. There were outside roosts that were close enough that if they landed just right they could land on the wire protruding from the ground.

Sometimes all it takes is a little patience and some extra care and things work out. I couldn't kill this hen. I had to help her. And she loved the foot soaks. I used a plastic tub and when I'd set it out to dry in the sun she would knock it over and stand in it and talk to me, like she was really for her pedi.

I hope everything helps for you soon and that roo does the job you bought him for.

Do be careful since you're pregnant! That stuff is pretty nasty.

Oh and somewhere on here about many a year ago, someone put up a thread about curing this and I can't find it. It was very informative and gave a lot of detail and the method had been given by a vet with much less work than the usual. I have such a hard time searching this forum for some reason.

If you bought this bird from a breeder who sold him this way and actually put him in the shipping box this way, you need to do something about them.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Do you still think it was bumblefoot that moved up the leg and into the joint? Or do you now think he has/had an infection near his joint and it did not start out as bumblefoot (maybe from laying on the wire like you stated?)?

I am very glad he is feeling better

Besides the injury - how does he look, is he what you were hoping for?


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[mypicklebird]

cephalexin (cephalosporin) are not very useful in birds- they metabolize it fast, need really high doses, and would need it multiple times a day. Using this medication in a chicken is not in general useful (it has it's merits- but the high doses and multiple times a day dosing makes other meds much more attractive), and may just promote antibiotic resistance. I would recommend contacting an avian vet for access to injectable antibiotics, or at least to go over what is in your home pharmacy to see if it is useful.



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[Chickenaddict]

Been there, done that, drawn out pain for the bird for far tooo long, put the poor guy out of his mysery..... This is what I had to deal with last year when I rescued a hen....

AFter I made progress....

Huge spongy chunk of cryd that came off her hock joint

Altho I did make a difference after being extremely dilligant with foot soaks, wraps and you name it, the end result is it came back and killed the hen. Hard lesson learned for me

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ETA I didnt read the whole thread before my response.... Glad to hear he is doing better! I truely hope he stays that way!

 

[onthespot]

Sounds like NOT bumblefoot. Glad to hear it. If it is just a sore on his hock, then all the treating will most likely help. If you can get your hands on some Vetericyn, that stuff is also like a miracle. See if you can just use a friend's for a week or so, just a few spritzes on the sore, might help with treatment. I swear by the stuff. Glad he is looking improved!