is it bumblefoot or something else?

[ChickenCanoe]

I never found it. I think I did see some sources in Europe. It is a combination of herbs. It was maybe 15 years ago I read an extensive article about the treatment at U of K. But I haven't seen anything since.
There is a place in town here where I got the ingredients. Cheryl's herbs. I think she only had two of the herbs as an ointment and the third I got as a tincture and mixed it myself.
https://cherylsherbs.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqWVxbSzv4twDyxPHluAnLZMrFp57ujfjV0-1sHLVazTwxRxYNy
I did find this for you.
https://www.midogtest.com/blog/caus...eatment-for-bumblefoot-in-birds-and-chickens/

 

[brookschickens_]

I never found it. I think I did see some sources in Europe. It is a combination of herbs. It was maybe 15 years ago I read an extensive article about the treatment at U of K. But I haven't seen anything since.
There is a place in town here where I got the ingredients. Cheryl's herbs. I think she only had two of the herbs as an ointment and the third I got as a tincture and mixed it myself.
https://cherylsherbs.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqWVxbSzv4twDyxPHluAnLZMrFp57ujfjV0-1sHLVazTwxRxYNy
I did find this for you.
https://www.midogtest.com/blog/caus...eatment-for-bumblefoot-in-birds-and-chickens/

thank you sm i’ll have to look into it!! any advice on the next step? her foot is the worst it’s ever been and it’s SUPER swollen, almost looks like it’s gonna pop any minute. it has a greenish color to it now. i’ll try to provide pictures. i need to drain it i feel like but i don’t it’s just gonna fill right back up even tho i think we just need to get that pressure off her foot.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I understand. IMO, the key is keeping it clean. Get yourself some gauze pads and vet wrap. Daily warm Epsom soaks at a minimum and then wrapped up. If you can swing it, more frequent soaks will work better.
Gail Damerow, author of "The Chicken Health Handbook", suggests an injection of a combiotic directly into the puss ball. The closest I could find was one with two types of antibiotics both of the Penicillin family. It worked but I think Ms. Damerow was suggesting two completely different types of antibiotics in the same injection.
These things are hard to come by now - for good reason. Have you contacted a vet? Preferably an avian vet.

 

[brookschickens_]

I understand. IMO, the key is keeping it clean. Get yourself some gauze pads and vet wrap. Daily warm Epsom soaks at a minimum and then wrapped up. If you can swing it, more frequent soaks will work better.
Gail Damerow, author of "The Chicken Health Handbook", suggests an injection of a combiotic directly into the puss ball. The closest I could find was one with two types of antibiotics both of the Penicillin family. It worked but I think Ms. Damerow was suggesting two completely different types of antibiotics in the same injection.
These things are hard to come by now - for good reason. Have you contacted a vet? Preferably an avian vet.

thank you for the advice!! definitely will do soaks even tho it’s harder to do since it’s winter time. i’ve tried contacting vets but unfortunately since i live in a very small town, nobody works on chickens.do you think if i drain it one good time and then let it heal over THEN start soaking it would it help? she’s so swollen i feel like i need to get some of the infection out.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

definitely don’t think it’s a due to an injury. i think it’s just a terrible infection that i somehow to have to get out.

A small scratch can easily be overlooked but enough for the various bacteria and viruses in a barnyard to enter.
At one time I had 5 separate chicken housing units. One was primarily a brooder house but when not raising chicks, I had adult birds in it. Usually bachelor pads. The building was divided in 3 sections. There was chicken wire between two compartments. At the top of the stall divider there were two boards back-to-back that sandwiched the chicken wire. I thought I had removed all the chicken wire but there was still a small section sandwiched between the two boards that some roosters liked to roost on at night. All of a sudden, I started having an epidemic of bumblefoot. I couldn't understand why. About once a week, a different bird would get bumblefoot. Eventually I figured out there were a couple small wires peeking out from between the boards. They created a wound on the foot pad of any bird that roosted in that spot. While it was no more than a pin prick, it was enough to insert the bacteria into the foot as they slept at night.
You just never know.

 

[brookschickens_]

A small scratch can easily be overlooked but enough for the various bacteria and viruses in a barnyard to enter.
At one time I had 5 separate chicken housing units. One was primarily a brooder house but when not raising chicks, I had adult birds in it. Usually bachelor pads. The building was divided in 3 sections. There was chicken wire between two compartments. At the top of the stall divider there were two boards back-to-back that sandwiched the chicken wire. I thought I had removed all the chicken wire but there was still a small section sandwiched between the two boards that some roosters liked to roost on at night. All of a sudden, I started having an epidemic of bumblefoot. I couldn't understand why. About once a week, a different bird would get bumblefoot. Eventually I figured out there were a couple small wires peeking out from between the boards. They created a wound on the foot pad of any bird that roosted in that spot. While it was no more than a pin prick, it was enough to insert the bacteria into the foot as they slept at night.
You just never know.

i have no idea what could have happened and why it’s only affecting her.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

i have no idea what could have happened and why it’s only affecting her.

It isn't contagious. It is normally just one bird. In most cases they encounter something in the area they forage. As you know they are constantly scratching the ground. Could be anything sharp on the ground, maybe a thorn, sliver of metal or anything else that can cause a scratch.

 

[brookschickens_]

It isn't contagious. It is normally just one bird. In most cases they encounter something in the area they forage. As you know they are constantly scratching the ground. Could be anything sharp on the ground, maybe a thorn, sliver of metal or anything else that can cause a scratch.

bumblefoot is so frustrating. gonna drain it again soon, i’ll keep you updated