What causes bumble foot?

[Chickylover1999]

My chicken died one day and I was told it was bumble foot what are the causes?

 

[TwoCrows]

Bumblefoot is the laymen's term for an infection in the pad of the chickens foot. They can get these infections from a puncture or cut to the pad in which bacteria is allowed to enter, they can get Bumblefoot from bruising to the pad from standing on hard surfaces or wire and they can also get these pad infections from certain vitamin deficiencies like Vitamin A or E which causes the skin to become very thin, the tissue of the pad breaks down and the immune systems weakens enough that the bird cannot fight off infection.

If Bumblefoot infection goes systemic it can kill the bird. I am so sorry you lost your bird.

 

[Chickylover1999]

Thank you very much I know what to change about my coop.

 

[uzisuzuki]

I am very sorry for your loss, but thank you for asking this question. I have a rooster that injured his foot yesterday and that led me to wonder what bumble foot was and how chickens get it.

 

[WDFlock2015]

May I ask how old your chicken was?