Thank you so much for this informative video. I’m a newbie chicken mom (just 7mo now) and have been nervous about dealing with any medical challenges. It’s super encouraging to watch the hands-on process instead of just reading about the “to-do” steps when the time comes to actually deal with the issues confidently.

oh boy, I just went through that. I did soak in the epsom salts for about 20 minutes. I wrapped her in a towel and layed her on her side so that I could work on her. I also used surgical gloves when I worked on her. I used a solution of Chlorhexidine gluconate and distilled water on her foot as a disinfecting wash. I did have to lance her foot and I drained the puss and took out the "plug", washed it well in an antiseptic wash, stuff it with anitbiotic cream (polysporin) with a mild pain reliever and bandaged it. I used the self adheasive bandage as well, but it was the same color as her skin. I did this three times a week until it was gone. It took about 4 weeks. I added organic oregano to the food which is a natural antibiotic.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes it’s a lot. I’m proud of you for going through that but I know it’s a lot. I’ve been told that the chlorhexidine is only for surfaces (to sterilize before and after) and not to actually use it on skin. So maybe look into that if you ever have to do it again.

@spoolsandbobbins

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been told never to use pain relief for chickens???

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

That’s correct - I don’t recommend anything with painkiller in it. So for example Neosporin original with no pain relief.

@cynthiahoff1512

2 жыл бұрын

@@spoolsandbobbins apparently fowl are reactive to any pain reliever with "caine" or "cane" on the end of it (lidocaine, Novacane etc).

Epson salt is excellent for drawing out infections . We use it on abceses for horses .As a kid I remember soaking in the bathtub when I had chicken pox...Epson salt drew out infection and stopped the itching.

more prep will protect your kit from infection and easier application. Cut the gauze in half. Use a clean toothpick or similar to scoop prid onto one piece of gauze. (Keeps your fingers out of the wound and the container of prid). Use 2nd half of gauze for bandage. Rip pieces of tape ahead of time.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

These are great ideas - thanks for taking the time to share ✌🏼❤️🐓 I don’t have luck using the gauze to apply stuff as it just falls apart in a fluffy mess, but pre-cutting gauze and tape is super helpful especially if doing this alone!

Thank you! I'm a visual learner and this is really helpful! Have a great weekend!

Great ideas and great video. We've been lucky (so far) that we haven't had bumblefoot. It's only a matter of time. Thanks again!

Thank you for the video. I have not seen a video that confirmed what I was thinking could possibly be a way to get rid of the bumble foot when caught early so seeing this one gives me confidence to keep up with this non invasive treatment.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Yep it’s doable. One round of this treatment snd her scab shrank by almost 1/3.

Thankyou so much for the advice! I’m going to try all of it. 🤞🏼

Thanks for your useful video❤️

Thanks for the video! This method really helped me treat my girls without surgery. Again thanks!!! ❤️🐔

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! I’m so sorry that I didn’t have this done when you needed it.

@jenessa_0974

2 жыл бұрын

real simple mama Oh it’s okay, you got back to me and I was able to do it! ❤️🐔🙂

Awesome tips ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

What is your opinion on using Blu-kote then coating it in hen healer ointment and then wrapping? I don't have prid (I did order it though).

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have experience with Hen Healer and I can’t be sure if Blu Kote should be wrapped up (or left to air dry/uncovered). If it’s what you have for now, try it! I just am not sure.

I found the video and I see I just watch this three months ago thank you so much Sara for all of your help God bless you girlfriend!💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I was coming back on to make sure you found it! Email me if you need more help ok sweetie? theMama@realsimplemama.com

@MJYouAreNotAlone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama My chicken just has like a blister looking thing on the top of her foot from what I have seen on the Internet it is bumble foot but there is no core in it at this point. So I’m just going to do what you said and pray that it will come out even though there is no black or brown core at this point. Do you know what I’m saying honey? I hope it works even when it is caught this early I hope it will come out.🙈🙈🙈🙈🙏🙏🙏🙏

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I totally get it. And you’re right. No hard core or kernel is a good thing!

@MJYouAreNotAlone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama I just ordered everything but all of it will not be here until the ninth I hope that is not too late. Oh my goodness this is so upsetting to me.

@MJYouAreNotAlone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama you’re the best I just don’t know what I would do without you. I am so shook up about this, it is the first issue I am having to deal with. It is scary scary🙈

Awesome. I’ve got a bird that has a round knot on top of her foot between the toes nowhere near the foot pad or even the ground. No sign of infection, scabbing or any type of open wound. I don’t see anything like it on any of my other girls. Wondering if it’s normal or anything to do with bumble foot.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. I’d look up some other photos online to compare, but I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen one on top of the foot! Let me know what you find out.

@rogerknight2267

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama Excellent idea. Maybe she had a bad habit of popping her knuckles when growing up. LOL!! It doesn’t seem to hinder her mobility. I’ll see what I can find. Thank you for the reply!!

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! Remember that bumblefoot is really the body trying to hide a staphylococcus infection, from them getting a micro abrasion while digging around.

There are drops that can be used for the less serious cases according to Dr. Pol.

Subbed. Excellent videos! Thanks. New chicken momma here. Would prod be better than bag balm? I hate ordering online and can’t find it here…

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I’m not sure what the other balm is. Maybe compare ingredients - if it looks similar to Prid then go with yours!

@cynthiahoff1512

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama bag balm contains sulpha drug. I'm allergic and my parents used it on my owies as a kid & couldn't figure out why theirs got better and mine blew up. My pediatrition finally figured it out. So, if you have sulpha drug sensitivity, WEAR GLOVES! 😉

Hello! Thank you for the video. I have just treated my ducks foot. One question I have is, although I removed the scab the liquid didn’t come out neither the bumble was popped. Is that supposed to happen? Did I do something wrong? Thanks in advance for your help

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

No you didn’t do anything wrong! Depending on how much pus was made (ewww) and how long it had been there, you may not see much. Liquid pus means it was really recent; more solid means it’s a bit older. No pus means it was a really minor case. No worries! Email me photos if you’d like more help - theMama@realsimplemama.com

@willdasilva4459

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama thank you so much for the advice. I am sending it now. ☺️

@willdasilva4459

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama I did email! Let me know if you received it! Thank you kindly

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Replied back a few hours ago 👍🏼

I’m working through the same process with two of my chickens at the moment. Both walked fine before treatment started, but two weeks into treatment they have both started limping on the foot with the bandage. Visibly both feet look better than before treatment and no longer swollen so Im left wondering why. I checked to make sure the bandage isn’t tight which they are not and both chickens are doing the same. Is this something you have come across?

@realsimplemama

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I haven’t ever had one limp who’s being treated. Do you think they’re compensating for the size and shape of the bandage on the bottom of their foot? If it looks like the skin had healed up, consider not bandaging it and see if they adjust back to normal in a day or two. ✌🏼❤️🐓

@arronohara1395

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure to be honest. The bandage looks the same as yours. They both still have scabs at the moment but once they are smaller I’m going to stop the bandage and see how they get on.

I have been trying this on one of my birds. When I first found the bumblefoot, it seemed minor, it was not red at all, just a scab. I have been using drawing salve, keeping her separated inside, keeping her wrapped, soaking most days in epsom salt. For some reason her foot pad is now red, the pad of her foot seems more hard in the area near the scab. The scab itself is no worse or changed. Do you think that the redness means it is working to draw out the infection? Or do you think that is indicative of the condition worsening? Been treating for 5 days at this point.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

I would do another long soak after you wipe the old salve off. Feel the scab - is it soft or still really hard? Black or light brown? If you try to get a tiny piece of it off, does it bleed? I haven’t heard of a case getting redder/more inflamed once treatment has started. Send me pics and let’s figure this out together. theMama@realsimplemama.com

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

On first glance my thought would be that it’s worsening. But it doesn’t make sense and I don’t know why. (Remember I’m not a medical professional and to see a vet if you’re concerned.) But I’m happy to try and help the best that I can.

Curious why she still has the scab? Did you recover her little footsie after this video or are they good to go after a couple of days with the Prid and wrap? I ask because I have my first case of bumblefoot on one of my sweet English Buff roosters. I soaked him in warm Epsom salt water, then peeled back the scab, sprayed Vetericyn, and then covered in some non stick premium cotton rounds (didn't have non stick gauze but it will be here tomorrow), and then vet wrapped him. I wasn't able to get anything to squish out so I'm hoping I caught it soon enough. (Also, since Bumblefoot is a staph infection, how come you didn't wear gloves? I may be super paranoid so I wore gloves. LOL!!) Thank you so much for sharing your process for bumblefoot!!! I really appreciate it!

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I do normally wear gloves but didn’t for some reason because I was worried about the recording? I’m not that smart 🤣 and she still had the scab because I personally never force the scab off, I trust their bodies to drop the scab when the flesh underneath had healed. The scab gives me lots of good info too - eg black or brown means it’s an older wound so they got the skin pierced days ago. And it’ll shrink (aka small bits along the outside fall off) as the flesh underneath heals.

@CarolinaGirlCreationZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama You are so smart lady! Don't even say that silliness, you silly head! LOL! I'm a germaphobe except when it comes to chicken poo, I guess because raising them pretty much numbs me to the nastiness... 🤣🤣🤣 But your video was so helpful! I hope popping the scab off of my beautiful boy's foot didn't make it worse. He's my favorite young rooster to the point that I'm going to be searching for homes for the other two that I have. I named him Tater Tot. He was the last to pip, and the last to hatch. He as super tiny, too so he is a fighter in my mind. Hahaha!

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

It should be ok - his foot just needs to stay clean since the wound was technically opened back up, but like I said no blood = it’s already healing and closing up. We just don’t want it to get infected on top of staph. I’ve been lucky in that I always catch my bumble foot cases early, so there’s nothing really to squeeze out. And I’m the same, chicken poop is just part of life as a chicken tender 😆 I mean I don’t moisturize with it or anything but I just see it and go “Meh” and go about my chores! You gotta switch that mentality when you have animals who live outside 24/7 right?! You’re doing a great job and I bet TT is gonna heal up just fine! ✌🏼❤️🐓

@CarolinaGirlCreationZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama LMAO at not moisturizing with it! 🤣🤣🤣 That made me laugh way too hard! 😂 So I ended up putting Vetericyn, gauze, and vet wrap on him. That little nerd managed to get it off between putting him back with his friends and this morning. Tonight, I think I'll slap some Neosporin (without pain relief) on it with gauze and try the vet wrap again. We shall see how this turns out. He's still limping. But I'm not sure if I should have tried to cut to see if there was a kernel. When I softly squeezed after taking off the scab, it didn't feel like there was anything hard in there. Just a softish but firm padding. We'll see. I just hope none of my others get it. I'll keep trying to be a good Dr. Heather for him and hope he heals up soon. 😋🥰

Good morning girlfriend❤️❤️🙏🙏 Great video as always❤️❤️🙏🙏 So just keep wrapping it until the entire black dot is gone? It could take several days?

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Right or until it’s a lot smaller. I honestly didn’t wrap hers again as it’s so small now.

@MJYouAreNotAlone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama Thank you for your reply honey have a good night!💕

@MJYouAreNotAlone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama OK honey thank you so very much for your response. God bless you girlfriend🙏🙏❤️❤️

What do I do if she is suffering social anxiety? She is picked on even if she isn’t bottom of totem poll…she’s just a sweet chill chick. First time I put foot wrap on and put back in pen my jersey giants attacked her…they are usually calm. Very weird! I’m clueless right now!

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Can you try a different color bandage? Giving the flock treats when you put her back in so they’re distracted? Try to find more for rest of flock to do… buy mulch, give them a few potted plants, a bag of old leaves to rummage through…

@cynthiahoff1512

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama I had the same thought.

My girl also won’t go in coop at night for last 8 months…she waits for me to physically put her in. I do…it’s our little time together….I guess it is stress .

I’ve done what you said and my girl out of 8 ranks about 6. I noticed she was staying in nesting box…realized she had bumblefoot similar to your chicken. I’m soaking and applying meds you said…wrapped it …been about 3 days and I change it daily. Question is…she still won’t come out of nesting box unless I physically move her. Then she eats and drinks but goes back in box for the whole day. Should I take her to a vet…when should she feel better. I did a check all of them and one other had it too..treated her the same and she acts normal. I started my flock two years ago so still new. This girl is very timid and sweet…I did put her in …”sick bay” but she got so stressed and upset I put her back with the flock. They are ok but like I said….she won’t leave nesting box on her own. Any thoughts?

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Is she broody, or does she act like she’s incredibly sick and weak?

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Oh if you prefer, let’s email about it - theMama@realsimplemama.com

@jenniferkatsoulas3824

2 жыл бұрын

@@realsimplemama no not broody. Just…droopy! Not dropping wings or anything…tolerating feet being soaked and treated. The other girls are…mean and I think she feels safe..in the one nesting box everyone wants out of six…she insists on staying in. Even at night. I have seen her perch outside with wrap on so I know she can. She will stay in box all day…I take her out and she will run around a little and goes back. I also soaked her butt in case eggbound and gently did vasaline in her vent…felt for egg but nothing. The house next door….lightning hit…big explosion….went on fire two nights ago..very chaotic and scary…then more storms…that stress isn’t helping so trying to figure this out.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! That’s nuts. I’m so very sorry for your neighbors (and for you guys too). It sounds like my Flopsy, she’s just so afraid and won’t stand up for herself so she’s almost given herself anxiety about being out in the run.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

If it’s not just anxiety, she may just be getting dehydrated and not nourishing herself like she should be.

Gloves

Cool vid, I went to get some products in advance for a chicken med kit over here in the UK and found that we do not have the same exact products. So maybe we have different names or alternatives. Take care, Charlotte

I was watching a video the other day where the man put his epsom salt & warm water in a bucket with lid , with a small circle cut out for the ( ducks ) head but would work for a breathing hole for a chicken and you wouldnt have to stand there for 15 minutes holding the chook .. ( your welcome LOL )

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’ve seen that too!

If you cut that thing open and squeeze the bubble out of it it can be a one and done process. You’re going to want to just spray some wound coat and wrap it and she’ll be all right

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

I choose to not cut into her. More risk of infection and it heals slowly. That’s why I do it non invasively when possible.

If it's caused by staph, shouldn't you use gloves?

@realsimplemama

Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely. I know I didn’t in this clip but you’re right! ✌🏻❤️🐓

I’m sorry I’m so bad with technology!

It’s a staph infection you should have gloves on.

@realsimplemama

2 жыл бұрын

Yea you’re right!