Ugh bumblefoot

[the_peanut_coop]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh I get it! Now I am finally smart!!!

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Good plan on treatment. Next, you need to address the cause and prevent future foot injuries. When more than one chicken has bumblefoot, it's a clue that there could be a hazard in the coop or run that needs to be corrected.

A common cause of bumblefoot injuries is roosts too high and /or inadequate bedding to cushion dismounting the perches.

I’m not sure what the culprit could be here. Roosts are quite low, everything is well cleaned, bedding is cushioned. Here’s a pic of the inside of the coop. Everyone is healthy weight and adequate nutrition. We do have pine trees over the coop so maybe the cones and needles?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I’m not sure what the culprit could be here. Roosts are quite low, everything is well cleaned, bedding is cushioned. Here’s a pic of the inside of the coop. Everyone is healthy weight and adequate nutrition. We do have pine trees over the coop so maybe the cones and needles?

Coop set up looks good. The run is dry or mostly dry? Do they have any access to rough terrain such as graveled paths? Are the afflicted birds all heavier ones?

They can stay outside with the flock during the duration of treatment as long as you wrap the feet up for protection if you end up doing surgery/picking out scabs. I've always left my birds with the flock during the course of treatment, but I try to aim for stretches of drier weather to make sure the wrap on the feet stay dry.

Bump

Double bump!

Just FYI, bumping is against BYC policies.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Coop set up looks good. The run is dry or mostly dry? Do they have any access to rough terrain such as graveled paths? Are the afflicted birds all heavier ones?

They can stay outside with the flock during the duration of treatment as long as you wrap the feet up for protection if you end up doing surgery/picking out scabs. I've always left my birds with the flock during the course of treatment, but I try to aim for stretches of drier weather to make sure the wrap on the feet stay dry.





Just FYI, bumping is against BYC policies.

Oops sorry just wanted the OP to get some help.....

 

[rosemarythyme]

Oops sorry just wanted the OP to get some help.....

No problem I get it, but just wanted to make sure you were aware of that as it can get flagged.

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Coop set up looks good. The run is dry or mostly dry? Do they have any access to rough terrain such as graveled paths? Are the afflicted birds all heavier ones?

They can stay outside with the flock during the duration of treatment as long as you wrap the feet up for protection if you end up doing surgery/picking out scabs. I've always left my birds with the flock during the course of treatment, but I try to aim for stretches of drier weather to make sure the wrap on the feet stay dry.





Just FYI, bumping is against BYC policies.

Run is dry. It’s full sand, but they do go out into the yard which is mixed terrain. Dirt, grass, weeds, plants, pine cones. None of our hens are overweight at all, I keep track to make sure.

What treatment do you follow? Do you always treat?

 

[JustBabyMargo]

No problem I get it, but just wanted to make sure you were aware of that as it can get flagged.

Thanks for letting me know!

 

[azygous]

Roosts? Smooth without splinters? The yard with pine cones could be contributing if the pine cones are so numerous that the chickens are slipping on them. Those have very sharp spines on them when freshly dropped.

Early on in my chicken keeping I had four pullets all with bumblefoot. I figured out at the time it was the lack of adequate bedding under the perches, and after I fixed the problem, no more bumblefoot.

I've always treated bumblefoot, wrapped the feet, and turned them loose back into the flock. I never saw any reason to isolate them.

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Roosts? Smooth without splinters? The yard with pine cones could be contributing if the pine cones are so numerous that the chickens are slipping on them. Those have very sharp spines on them when freshly dropped.

Early on in my chicken keeping I had four pullets all with bumblefoot. I figured out at the time it was the lack of adequate bedding under the perches, and after I fixed the problem, no more bumblefoot.

I've always treated bumblefoot, wrapped the feet, and turned them loose back into the flock. I never saw any reason to isolate them.

I’ll clean up the pine cones and see if it helps! Definitely no splinters on roosts. I even sanded the roosts that were rectangular to get rid of any 90 deg angles for edges.

Do you always dig out the infection? I removed it after soaking on two of them, trying PRID on them to see if more comes out.

 

[azygous]

Infected tissue always should be removed. It's called debriding and is a common medical practice. Leaving infected tissue invites the bacteria to multiply and any antibiotic ointment would face a very difficult task in keeping it under control. Common sense would conclude it's counterproductive if you desire healing at the fastest possible rate.

I haven't used PRID. I can't comment on it.