Sweet lord it never ends. Bumblefoot?

[Dynamissa]

One of my girls started eating the straw in my run almost explicitly, so I was advised to remove it. Now there’s hard packed earth.

ANOTHER one of my girls just appears to have developed bumblefoot? (Picture included). She’s then Wyandotte and the heaviest .. I can only imagine it’s related.
I’m trying to get some answers
As to what else I can put in my run but options are limited in the winter and it’s cold.

Do I isolate for this? How long? Can someone run me by standard procedure? There are answers smattered all over the place and I like having them concentrated in my own relevant thread. We have a vet (two) but they won’t advise until she’s seen and it’s like A week out.

 

[AGeese]

That will have to be removed. These articles may be of help:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ment-for-bumblefoot-footpad-dermatitis.76278/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-correctly-wrap-a-chickens-foot.77028/

 

[AGeese]

This one has good pictures: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/bumblefoot-in-chickens-my-successful-treatment.75244/

 

[Dynamissa]

I see in the wrapping one they have let their hen back out with the others. Is that standard?

 

[Loving my girls]

Hi there,
I had Ruby she was a Wyandotte. Unfortunately they are prone to bumblefoot, wyandottes.
My girl developed her first one when she was about 2. At the time it was new to me. The local vet doesn’t recognise a hen unless its wrapped in cling film or coming out of the oven. So, I took it into my own hands.
After enough research to risk my marriage I removed what I could and put her in a large dog cage for a few weeks.
(I can provide more information if you wish).
This was the first of many operations, I think I probably did about five. One or two a year. Eventually I got it and killed the little sod and Ruby lived two happy years in retirement running and jumping around the garden.

It’s hard but you can do it and, if you’re lucky, perhaps you have a vet who can help you.

 

[Eggcessive]

I never separate for bumblefoot, but I use a dressing on the foot. Chickens will occasionally peck at bedding. I use pine shavings usually or sand in my run. I would use some sort of bedding, as they have more of a chance of having bumble foot issues on hard surfaces. The articles below are helpful, as there are many different methods of treatment. I don’t treat unless there is a swollen red abscess or a limp.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/bumblefoot

 

[Dynamissa]

I never separate for bumblefoot, but I use a dressing on the foot. Chickens will occasionally peck at bedding. I use pine shavings usually or sand in my run. I would use some sort of bedding, as they have more of a chance of having bumble foot issues on hard surfaces. The articles below are helpful, as there are many different methods of treatment. I don’t treat unless there is a swollen red abscess or a limp.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/bumblefoot

Oh this girl was going ham on the straw…

I have a thread on it here haha https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...pullet-to-eat-straw-and-not-crumbles.1649358/

Forgoing food to slurp it up like spaghetti. I’m trying pine flake as it’s what I have for the coop. I see one of mine break it apart and eat it by they have been fine with it in the coop… of course they were fine with the straw in the run up to the last week too so who knows.

I could try sand but getting 180 bags of it because all of the places that I would buy it in bulk from are currently closed for the winter …
Oof.