week old chick with bumblefoot!

[PaintedFeathers]

I'd say to hold her for 10 minutes if you can, that would be best, but five minutes would be fine.

10 wouldn't be a problem, she loves being held and coddled lol

How is she doing?

She's doing fine, but you can tell her feet hurt her, she will stumble sometimes when she tries to perch on my hand.

 

[Silkielover16]

Aww well atlest she is getting better

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Hehe

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

What did you wrap her feet with?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

What did you wrap her feet with?

Vet wrap, just one layer and with her toes spread out straight so they don't get messed up.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

Okay, that sounds good. How is she doing? Has the swelling gone down?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Okay, that sounds good. How is she doing? Has the swelling gone down?

No not really. But it's only been an hour or so.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Her feet are already looking better =) I scrubbed them with some soap and water and applied some honey, let them air dry for 5-10 minutes and wrapped them in vet wrap. She get the booties off after 2 hours or so yesterday but the honey was already dry. she stepped in her water and the boots slid right off

I just did the treatment again so we will see how long she keeps them on this time lol

 

[LindsayB]

I don't know if this is true, but it has been my experience. I used to have sand in my chicken's covered run for years and they would all get bumblefoot. I treated them often for it but it would always come back. I thought maybe the sand was too abrasive for them to walk on so I added topsoil to the run about a year and half ago...Haven't had a problem with bumblefoot yet. I think the sand is too hard and coarse on their feet.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I don't know if this is true, but it has been my experience. I used to have sand in my chicken's covered run for years and they would all get bumblefoot. I treated them often for it but it would always come back. I thought maybe the sand was too abrasive for them to walk on so I added topsoil to the run about a year and half ago...Haven't had a problem with bumblefoot yet. I think the sand is too hard and coarse on their feet.

I've never had a problem with bumblefoot and my coop and run both have sand

. The baby is on sand but I just got her so she had it before I got her. It's starting to clear up though

she can perch on my finger now without falling over.