BUMBLEFOOT in CHICKENS - Easy Removal Using PRID Drawing Salve

How to treat bumblefoot in chickens and poultry. We go over all supplies needed, the steps to be taken prior to the removal of the scab, core, abscess or kernel. Then how to remove the infection, followed by the aftercare that follows to keep the wound clean.
-Bumblefoot is a staph infection or Plantar Pododermatitis caused by staphylococcus bacteria getting into a cut, splinter or injury to a chickens foot. It is characterized by a black scab and swelling, in more severe cases there can be lameness or the chicken can limp or have the inability to walk. Very mild cases the bird can heal on their own with their natural immune system. If swelling or limping is noticed treatment is needed before the infection spreads and can go to the bone and possibly kill your chicken.
-Consult your local Veterinarian if possible, but if that is not an option for you here is how to easily cure your chicken's Bumblefoot at home with this non-surgical method that has no scalpel involved using PRID Drawing Salve. More severe cases will need treatment with antibiotics like Penicillin or Amoxicillin prescribed.
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[@BockBockBouquet]

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[@vibhutiwall7807]

Hi do you need to do an epson salt soak everyday before the drawing salve? Or just the first day? Also does a black or grey scan always mean it’s turned into bumblefoot?

[@vibhutiwall7807]

I’m so grateful for all your videos! I can’t afford vets so your information has been so helpful!

[@evawolflord]

I absolutely loved this video and found it very helpful! My only critique is that I would recommend against using the hydrogen peroxide during the healing process. Hydrogen peroxide destroys both healthy and sick cells, which actually slows the healing process rather than speeding it up. It could potentially make the open wound more susceptible to reinfection too since it kills immune cells as well, but I am not 100% sure about that part. Otherwise, this was a super great video and very educational and easy to follow just like many of your other videos I have seen. Thank you for sharing your chicken knowledge, it is very much appreciated!

[@SellamAbraham]

Why are you recording these videos in your underwear?

[@OneFlow-77]

What if there is no scab on the chickens foot and her foot is swollen.

[@missparadise879]

Just so everyone knows, hydrogen peroxide actually eats raw tissue. So using it on open wounds regularly will cause slower healing and cause make things worse sometimes. I found out from a DR when I had a similar size hole from a surgery. It wouldn't heal for weeks. Went to a different doctor who told me it was because (I thought i was doing a good thing) was cleaning it with hydrogen peroxide 3%. That used alone eats raw tissue 😮 This is a great video! And kudos to you both for mentioning that it is a real staph infection and super contagious. Most people don't know that.

[@jstu8]

Great point. I watched a wildlife life rescue video once of a severely injured bird and I’ve always remembered the lady saying, you can use it for an initial flush of a wound but no more after that, for the exact reason you mentioned.

[@ellendaniels3026]

O.R. RN here...3 use 3% H2O2 (NO stronger) for initial cleaning. Then you can dilute it 50/50 with cooled boiled water. After the wound is cleaned, switch to a spray like vetrycin.

[@zoemarialawson8943]

@@jstu8 thats what i do just flush when i open up a sore

[@joannc147]

So calm! Hen was fully relaxed with you. GREAT tip about blue tape and avoiding red! Thank you.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you! Hope this video was of any help!

[@stina5293]

I just discovered you tonight now I'm binge watching your videos! I do not have a vet in my town who knows how to fix chickens so I'm trying to teach myself. Please keep on posting videos on how to fix these wounds, diseases, broken legs, etc. The more details on the process, how much medication you used, etc is very helpful I just watched your video on a chicken first aid kit and I plan on buying alot of that stuff through your affiliate links so that you can keep on making these videos.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Aw thanks so much! Welcome to our channel ❤️ it’s always so good to be prepared and to always be learning and educating ourselves so we can be prepared when an emergency strikes. There are not many Vets out there who see poultry and sadly some parts of the world think of them as a disposable animal when they are actually beloved pets to many. We are trying to keep posting videos pertaining to the medical side of chickens, we have a few coming out very soon

[@Littlehighwayhomestead]

SAME! It is so frustrating. One vet offered to charge me $85 for an office visit and $250-$500 for bloodwork. 😳 nah So I’ve struggled to find help and found you today. Subbing RIGHT NOW. Thank you so much for providing education and direction!!

[@TheBuffaloChickenRanch]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! It’s very helpful. New chicken mom, and first bumblefoot case happening right now.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Good luck with your chickens bumblefoot. The PRID works really well. We have used again recently on a friends hen and a big kernal came out very easily with no scalpel needed

[@heatherk8931]

I love the little sounds chickens make. Great video.

[@BockBockBouquet]

😊 us too. Thank you!

[@lindabirmingham603]

Thanks! You are absolutely excellent. The level of detail you gave is so important and appreciated.

[@SuzzyB52]

She is a beautiful girl. Beautiful to see how you both care for your girl.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you she’s is a sweet hen, we love all our birds very much ❤️

[@Look-to-NatureHomestead]

Thank you so much... getting a head of this with my one Khaki Campbell hen. I don't really see a scab, but a bubble. So I'll beginning soaking and drawing.

[@ryannjenniferclifford7646]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I have been dealing with a nasty case of bumblefoot on one of my chickens. I watched a ton of videos and started treating right away by trying to cut out the infection from multiple places like others recommended. Unfortunately, it did not clear up the infection AND put my sweet bird through undo pain and stress. Since it wasn’t clearing I continued with more research and found your video. I ordered PRID right away and got to work the next day. I could see clear progress after just 3 days of the PRID treatment. I was cleaning and redressing her feet today and one of the bumblefoot wounds started oozing so I cleaned it further and all the nasty junk came with very minimal effort. I was shocked! Her foot looks so much better now! I left the other foot alone because I didn’t think it was fully ready to be worked. Seriously - thank you again. I hope I never have to deal with bumblefoot again but if I do, I know exactly how I will go about it. Thank you!!!!

[@BockBockBouquet]

Aw, that is very good to hear! Hope the other foot turns out just fine too! Very happy we could be of any help to anyone in need ❤️🐔

[@Ouranorable]

That's the best-behaved bock bock I think I've ever seen!

[@IAMGONE2DOGS]

Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the details you showed how to treat this!

[@heathersmcmac3544]

You are an amazing instructor. Thank you so much❤

[@sachinsachin8007]

Thanks so much for this video showing how to care - I have learnt much from your videos. Keep doing new things.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you so much, we hope they are helpful to some people

[@buppus]

With regard to aftercare, repeat Hydrogen peroxide rinses are not advisable - it nonselectively destroys cells and proteins including the ones that the skin matrix requires to heal the wound. Wounds will heal better and more quickly without hydrogen peroxide - a gentle wash with soapy water if dirty and reapplication of antibiotic ointment will work great without it.

[@bethduncan7917]

Very informative. I'm a newbie with chickens .

[@cathyclark9409]

Thank you for your video it has been so helpful. I do have a question. We got the plug out of the foot and now wondering if we should still give her an epson salts bath each time we clean and re-bandage her foot?

[@aaronwilliamson4045]

Very good demo, and good work.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thanks so much! Hope it was of any help!

[@williamcharles7340]

It so nice to see someone wearing gloves while doing this. If you watch videos from South America, Africa, or parts of Southeast Asia, they will dig these out with a dirty stick off the ground, their fingernails, and even their teeth. The lack of basic hygiene in the third world is terrifying.

[@ellendaniels3026]

Gloves are good...I'm not knocking them. But remember, they weren't available to "regular people" in the USA 100 years ago. With cholera. And dysentery. Unless one has cuts on the hands, soap & water works very well.

[@williamcharles7340]

​@@ellendaniels3026 You are right about the lack of gloves but people were far more likely to die of infections back than so it kind of makes my point. Even soap and water is not enough when it comes to bacteria and infections.

[@ellendaniels3026]

Agreed! Most killer inections were from trauma (injuries) & infectious human diseases, however. I'm not saying people shouldn't wear gloves--just don't freak out if you don't have them when you want them. 2 yrs in vet surgery, 47 in human surgery...direct exposure to T.B., hepatitus, etc. Before AIDS, we often grabbed used, bloody surgical instruments bare-handed, after a case, because of severe time constraints. Was that a good practice? No, of course not. Would I endorse it? No, of course not. Would I handle instruments with HUMAN blood on them, now? Only in an absolute crisis. If your skin is intact & in good condition, are you LIKELY to have a problem? Not if you do a thorough nail & hand wash. Including using a paper towel to turn the tap on (to protect others) & a clean one to turn the tap off. Don't touch sink taps or door handles--viruses are far more easily contracted than bacterial infection. Intact skin is evolved to be protective. Also, it's a choice. I still do CPR mouth-to-mouth on the street, if needed. LOTS more dangerous than treating bumblefoot barehanded! Gloves are good--but don't freak out when you see a person in a "3rd world nation," who doesn't have access to them, working on an animal issue. With intact skin & good hygiene, they'll be fine.

[@MyHumbleNest]

Thanks, I am scared to do this alone, but here I go.

[@zoemarialawson8943]

8/18/2024 I just saw this. Loved how u did it. My hen has black dot on bottom of each foot swelling and scab on top of toe webs. So I sanatised & used a scalpel to make a slit and open the top & I got alot of puss & white junk out & used vetermicin that u used , peroxide & neosporin & wrapped. I only did one foot the one that has minor swelling. She has never limped , she runs & I only happen to notice bump on her toe & my friend that knows alot on chickens said yes bumble foot. My question is... how long after getting the puss & kerrnel out does it take for swelling to all go away ? this is day 7 since i opened it up. I have soaked er twice in epsom salt after i opened it. I didnt know to soak first!! I had fot wrapped each day to heal but now i just soak her feet , dry do neosporin & veter spray daily. Do I need to also open the flat black spot which is tiny on the bottom of her feet? Both feet??? She is a polish hen named pocahantis. Calico colors. Ty from NC .

[@ruthlaity6093]

How often do you change and add more prid and how many weeks before to try to remove the puss ball??

[@NicoleGrow]

This is too cool! but honestly the entire time I was thinking if it was painful to the chicken lol

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you! Unfortunately it may be because chickens don’t show pain like we do, they hide it. But she never acted like it hurts and possible feels good to rid the infection, must hurt more walking around with it. Couldn’t let our poor girl have a hurt foot like that

[@ellendaniels3026]

We have no way to know. Chickens will "hide" pain from horrible injuries, & hide it well, to avoid being pecked by their flock, or singled out by a predator. That doesn't mean they don't feel it...they have nerves, just like we do. That being said, sometimes we have to cause (even severe) pain in humans & other creatures, in order to help them heal & survive. Don't believe that because you can't recognize anither's pain, that it isn't there. Especially across species.

[@lucychaparian21]

I wish I had watched this video before some others. I removed the scab last Saturday when I saw her limping. I applied the Neosporin and other sprays and wrapped it up nice been doing this every other day for one week. I’m just not sure if I got the infection out. I don’t recall a white mass coming out and she’s still limping. What should I do next?

[@robinwillits3690]

I have a chicken that is struggling to walk. Swollen feet. Pretty sure it’s a very case of bumble foot. I’m going to try what you’ve suggested. My first question though is does this hurt them? Your chicken is so calm. I don’t want to do anything that will cause her pain.

[@bananabuttons6637]

Lovely neat job. I’m doing my chicken later.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you!

[@zoemarialawson8943]

how long do i keep wrapping it after infection & hard core out?? its been a month

[@jzoom5790]

Look into chlorhexidine spray instead of peroxide (Nate the hoof guy uses it)

[@mariemanisha9536]

Thanks so much for this video. You reassure me about how to do it. I freak out a little of course but I understand now that I need to take time if I want to manage it properly. I saw so many sh**** stuff around KZbin 😱 and guys I'm greateful I get to you 🙏🏾❤️ regards

[@BockBockBouquet]

Glad we can help! We did a hens foot recently and a giant kernal just smoothly came out and we can’t rave about this PRID enough! Was so easy to treat. The hen we did here in the video, her bumblefoot was so mild there wasn’t much a kernal to show lol

[@mariemanisha9536]

@@BockBockBouquet thanks for answering. I'm a bit worried because I've got just "betadine" here (France) and I can't find PRID... I've started to give her betadine bath but I'm not sure it'll be enough. Today I start to scratch the dead skin gently with a scalpel but it started to bleed a little so I stoped. I'm gonna call the vet tomorrow because I think she needs antibiotics... The infection is too big for me to carry on 😔 but I've discovered hens loves cuddles 🥰 anyway, thanks so much guys 🙏🏾💋

[@BockBockBouquet]

@@mariemanisha9536 oh I hope the vet was able to help! I use betadine as well too to clean once the kernel is out. The PRID is just a salve and maybe you have alternate brand names or since it is a homeopathic based off what our grandparents probably used for everything.. could make a homemade recipe! I think the main point is just getting the scab so soft it peels easy. Sometimes antibiotics are necessary to really get rid of the infection from within. Some infections are localized where as others systemic and in the blood stream.

[@mariemanisha9536]

@@BockBockBouquet hi guys, I hope you're doing great. Just to let you know we get rid of the kernal 😁 with time, cares and love, it came out easily, I'm soooooooooo pleased 😁😁😁😁😁 thanks so so much for this amazing video you've shared 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 take care guys, all the best 😁😘😘😘

[@BockBockBouquet]

@@mariemanisha9536 oh great news!!!! ❤️❤️

[@melamcwilliams4607]

Great Video Thank You

[@BockBockBouquet]

😊😊

[@PaulLadendorf]

My chicken has a swollen foot, is limping badly but I don't see the scab on the bottom. Maybe another issue? Thanks.

[@AmyBoo1970]

Thank you for a clean and informative video! All those other ungloved videos are just so grotesque I can’t learn lol

[@BockBockBouquet]

Glad we can help! I can’t imagine not wearing gloves I wouldn’t want anything to touch me and I disinfect everything after because cross contamination scares me lol. We just uploaded a new bumblefoot video last week I’ll link below. Just a quick removal this time with close up shots of the actual removal as I have a cameraman this time instead of a tripod. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTYamVpgbBob7c

[@viavortex5380]

My chickens foot is swollen on one of the whole fingers, not the middle part. Is this still bumble foot? Idk what to do please help

[@KathleenLittle-u7y]

Okay my little Rhode Island red just started limping there is a soft boil on her foot there is no scab should I just soak her in Epsom for a week or two and then get that drawing salve

[@ellendaniels3026]

I'd soak it daily, then dry it well, but the salve on it & bandage it daily. Don't wait to start the ointment!

[@elenipatitsas5607]

How do you prevent chickens from getting bumblefoot in the first place? Do they get the infection from the ground into their cuts?

[@ellendaniels3026]

It's not fully avoidable. That being said: Clean bedding & run, good nutrition, sanded smooth roost bars, lower roost bars for heavy bodied breeds. Dry coop & run & roost bars. No sharp ends of poultry wire or any other sharp thing ANYWHERE. They'll find it, & injure themselves! It's not fully preventable, as chickens walk in poop, get splinters just like we do, get sruck by raspberry & blackberry & rose thorns just like we do. Manage to step on (or eat!) that ONE tiny shard of glass...and then walk & scratch in poop, mud, & bacteria laden bedding. That they do so well, at all, is a testament to evolution!

[@System10908]

Thank you so much for this video! I put the prid and vaseline on yesterday then wrapped it. Do i need to reaply at all in the 2 weeks it stays on? Do i need to change the bandage at all if it doesnt come off by itself

[@ellendaniels3026]

YES! Change it daily at first, then once the dressing is always dry (on the inside, where the wound is) Then you can switch to every 2 or 3 days, IF the bandage stays clean & DRY. Even just dampness is not okay. Dampness wicks bacteria.

[@melissaboyd4414]

Does anyone know where to get Prid and vetrycin? My local tractor supply doesn’t have it and no other options.

[@josephvogel7234]

amazon

[@cluckieschickens]

I just wrap the towel over her back around her shoulders (not tight) one, one way, the other, the other way. Then I prop her up on a rolled up towel on her side. I use cream color vet wrap, not tight, it doesn't come off.

[@BockBockBouquet]

😊😊

[@jeronimomod156]

Are you going to overwinter any pepper plants? I'm overwintering a bunch of mine and a few of them I'm going to turn into bonsai.

[@BockBockBouquet]

How are you doing it? We are going to bring inside this potted Serrano, that we also brought in last year. But most our plants this year are in raised beds

[@jeronimomod156]

I found if you start from seed planting your pepper plants in the middle of summer in full sun the plants grow a lot stronger and appear to not get leggy. I will grow hundreds of plants in a small area spacing them out only 8 in. I will take seeds from all those plants the different varieties and plant them in clusters once again the following year by doing this I allow for cross-pollination because the bees will go down the rose flower to flower plant to plant naturally cross-pollinating. I've got banana peppers that are hot. I've got bell peppers that are growing like banana peppers. It's fun and a bit of an adventure. I plan to all this stuff but I never quite know what I'm going to get. When I come across a plant that I want to make more of I simply dig it up I take cuttings of it and clone it and then the following year I plant that plant and all of its clones in their own remote area away from any other pepper plants and start keeping those seeds and following Generations away from other pepper plants as I develop the strain. I think it's amazing how they start turning into like little bushes and trees. Some pepper plants I will Bonsai by topping them early and pushing them over and staking them down sideways while removing just enough dirt to expose 10 root fibers. And that's how I begin Bonsai pepper plants. Jalapenos will grow tiny jalapenos some pepper plants will be so small but their Peppers will be huge it is so weird🤷‍♂️.. anyway I'm going to save Tomatoes off Culver's sandwiches for next year's crop of tomatoes one third of my tomatoes will be from Culver's. This last year I did Burger King tomatoes. They turned out okay. Anyway hope I gave you some great ideas🥳❤🇺🇸

[@alfonsobruce7849]

Great. Humane.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you

[@Antiedawn]

Glad you never used the Blu cote! Bad stuff.

[@backwoodsbillycreeks2174]

U cool thanks for doing this

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you!

[@michelleschweizer9000]

That poor hen was so good

[@BockBockBouquet]

She’s a such sweet girl, very friendly

[@jeanfirme6408]

Our neighbor just pulls the whole thing out without doing all that.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Yes you can do that, just bleeds more & it harder to get out as the kernel isn’t at the surface so some digging may be needed. We find this way easier for us and less painful for the bird, but to each their own

[@terryedge3423]

Do you soak her feet before each dressing ? Ive had my babys for 4 + years this is the first time having a bumble foot and 2 of my girls have it . Ive did the soak and dressing once but wondering if i do it every time ?

[@BockBockBouquet]

Hello I would do it every other day. The PRID stays moist for a long time but every other day to keep it fresh

[@terryedge3423]

@@BockBockBouquet Where do i get PRID ?

[@BockBockBouquet]

@@terryedge3423 most pharmacies gave it or it is available on Amazon I have linked in the description

[@giabocchino9892]

Dealing with this now and idk what to do 😭

[@dogeyanimates2130]

My chicken had a missing toenail and the infection developed in there. we did all of these steps but she was sick and died. We had to force feed her using a tutorial on youtube, but she still died, I don't know what happened. :(

[@BockBockBouquet]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Sounds like you were trying your best and fighting for her life. She was well cared for ❤️ Did you put her on antibiotics? It’s good to always have them in stock, we have a full first aid kit video in our medical playlist laying everything out kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKrIhmaLbtOdkLc

[@dogeyanimates2130]

@@BockBockBouquet i will try and make a first aid kit for my chickens, thank you very much! I really need to improve some things for our chickens, but I will do my best.

[@BockBockBouquet]

@@dogeyanimates2130 you’re doing great! Sometimes bad things can happen, as with any pets. But the good days outweigh the bad and we are giving them the best life possible

[@genaramsey5666]

Cornstarch will clot the blood

[@BockBockBouquet]

Good to know!

[@jstu8]

Just some additional info for anyone reading, I’ve used a very similar method in the video for troublesome cases but over time, I’ve come to have good luck just spraying the scabs with vetericyn or sometimes blukote regularly and letting them be. In my scenario, they’ve usually resolved on their own. My whole flock got bumbles from digging around in the blackberry bushes so I bought some Ropa poultry oregano solution. That alone in their water seemed to clear everyone up, except for one lil leghorn. She has a really resistant case. I did the soaks, antibiotic topicals, Prid, wraps & the swelling/infection wasn’t reducing. I was worried it would get like some of the images I’ve seen online or that her joints would suffer damage. So, instead of waiting for the healthy skin to push the infection out, I tried to gently manipulate it out first sign of the scab lifting & loosening. What happened was, not only was their no sign of the plug (only a superficial scab came off) but part of the inside of her foot pulled out with it. So she had tissue hanging out of her foot. I had to search all over for a vet that sees poultry to cut the tissue off- that was not something I was willing to go digging around in or try remove myself, for a number of reasons- and we ended up getting an antibiotic. Hope this helps someone & their chicken out. Don’t rush the process if you can help it. I had no idea that what happened was even a possibility. We’re still working on those bumbles, so wish us luck.

[@rebeccaersek1675]

So you would just spray the area with veterycin and not soak with epsom or anything else? My little lady seems to have one forming on top of her foot, in between claws so spraying seems like it should be fairly easy...it also does not have a scab formed yet...

[@BockBockBouquet]

Hope your girls feeling better! You hit the nail on the head that most resolve themselves with vetricyn or blukote. Sorry that happened to you with the live tissue, what a nightmare. When we attempted the scab was already coming off on its own. But yes we’ve noticed most chickens feet never turn into bumblefoot if caught early or their natural immune system can handle it. Penicillin and amoxicillin are good antibiotics to use if you have a case that needs more aggressive treatment

[@BJETNT]

I would be curious to know why digging around in a blackberry bush specifically would do that? I am not being sarcastic I really don't know is there something about the bush itself that would make it the chicken more susceptible?

[@angierush781]

@@BJETNT probably because blackberry bushes have thorns. If it cut their feet and cause a cut, they could get an infection. That's my guess.

[@deedeeholbrook1552]

@@BockBockBouquet How do you get Penicillin or Amoxicillin? We are having such a hard time getting rid of our chickens’ bumble foot. It’s a nightmare! We are going to try the drawing salve and hope that brings the bumble to the top!

[@lovliNY]

That hen is being such a champ!

[@BockBockBouquet]

She’s such a good girl ❤️

[@zoemarialawson8943]

@@BockBockBouquet hey ty for info , read my comment from 8/18/24 please & ty & can anything mimic bumblefoot ? One person on here just sprays with that veter antibiotic spray & cures bumble foot. My girl has the black spot tiny bottom of both feet but one foot swelling minor only between 2 toes with black scab up there ! I already opened it up 7 days ago. Got out puss & white stuff & i think kernel. then i did epsom salt soak.. and have 3 more times. Should there still be min swelling 7 days later? she has never limped & runs fast lol Do I need to open the black dots on each paw /bottom of foot? Or just top where big scab is? i removed that & used neo , spray & wrapped . Have cleaned & wrapped each day with spray & neosporin but today just soaked in epsom & neo. I love how u used the pop cicle sticks!!! I have 19 in my flock. this hen is calico polish hen. Most of my flock are silkie cochin cross & silkies. plus some big girls. & 5 roosters with some hens & I free range daily twice a day with guardian dog.

[@amandamattei8539]

For the prid part of this treatment, do you soak every day, or do you just change dressing every day for 1-2 weeks?

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

I just treated a chicken of mines with an early onset of bumblefoot. I was lucky to catch it early enough for it to heal within a week of treatment. I'd clean her first and soak it in an epsom salt bath, then I made an herbal salve using oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary paste with tea tree oil and coconut oil. Then I'd bandage it up. I did this 2x a day for 7 days and inspected her foot and its smooth again.

[@laurenbutler2921]

Thank you so much for all the helpful info. We were successful in removing our first scab/seed tonight after 3 weeks of following your routine. Our family and chickies really appreciate you for making this tutorial.

[@kennedychadwick1058]

So awesome! How many times a week did you do the cleaning process? Or did you even do it a couple times a day?

[@sugetoosty1685]

TIP: get a baby swaddler that velcros shut, and much easier to handle the chicken.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Great tip thanks!

[@absewlutelyquilting]

When you say you treated for a couple of weeks, was it 2 weeks or more like 3 or 4?

[@lindabirmingham603]

I just got 2 hens that were kept in a crowded stock trailer. Both the floor and their feet were caked with manure. One hen has a large bumble and several small black scabs across her toes. Thanks to your video, I got the main abscess to drain yesterday. I am an over-thinker by nature and you answered all of the questions in my pointy brain - Thanks so much!

[@johnmac3931]

Tried Prid imported it to Australia. Cost about $25..did absolutely nothing!! I ended GOING in with scalpel cutting it out

[@ellendaniels3026]

Using Prid does not mean you don't ever need a scalpel. It's not curative--lots of people use it to soften a scab & surrounding tissues. It's only the first stage, & some prefer to just soak & get to it.

[@esmeraldaequestrianedits]

This was really helpful because I have always been worried about my hens getting bumble foot do this is good to know!🐔🐓

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you! We find it’s not very common just keep the yard clean of poop and muddy moist areas. Also make sure they can’t get splinters from wooden roost bars and sharp objects are not in the yard to decrease probability of cuts or splinters

[@wiggsan]

Your chickens are very lucky to have a person like you that cares enough about them to take care of them. Great video!!!

[@ashleyoleson7826]

My brahmas keep getting scabs, they keep going through my blackberry patch and getting thorns in their feet. My other girls wander through just fine, I wonder if the feathering on their feet makes them more sensitive.

[@denisew7552]

Hi there! First off, great video! I have a question about Prid, I know that we should not use products that contain pain relievers but the Prid says Pain Relief and Drawing Salve so I am wondering why this is safe but other ointments aren't? Or is there another Prid that does not have any pain relief in it? Thank you so much for the informative videos!

[@gregoryhannigan7809]

Super job explaining the cause and cure! You guys are so amazing!

[@BockBockBouquet]

Aw thanks so much! ❤️

[@medward7330]

This was so good to watch, thank you! I’m a first time chicken dad and one of my bbs has a scab,,, really thankful for your informative and assuring video. Thanks!

[@BockBockBouquet]

Glad we can help, we posted a new video with a better close up shot of the extraction and some more details I’ll link right here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTYamVpgbBob7c

[@KH-fe1uf]

great video, very helpful! did you soak her feet in epsom salts and apply prid every day for 2 weeks?

[@marionmoore8862]

Why two different antimicrobial sprays?

[@ellendaniels3026]

The "black salve," "drawing salve," Prid, or Ichthalmolol salve is used to soften the scab & surrounding tissues, so the scab is less painful, & easier, to remove. These salves also have some ability to fight staph infection. (Not enough to heal it by just putting salve on it.) These drawing salves are very old medicine. Still useful for certain applications, but now, after the wound is cleaned, we use newer antimicrobials, like vetrycin spray. The salve softens the scab best, & the antimicrobial spray kills the cleaned wound bacterial residual better.

[@deden6216]

That was oddly satisfying seeing that come out but I’m a nurse and we love stuff like that!🤣

[@BockBockBouquet]

HAHAHA! Thank you. I ( Ricardo) am a dental assistant, so I know exactly what you mean lol

[@BJETNT]

I like watching this kind of stuff too and my mom is a nurse and cannot stand it which is funny to me. I like watching the zit videos except all those health spas make me sick because none of them ever get all the infection out. They just pop the black head off and take an extreme risk of getting infection in the patient because if they bust the sack inside all that junk just goes back in the person and can cause an abscess that's why it's important for medical professionals to do it on people or at least somebody that knows what the hell they're doing it's not rocket science lol. At least you're doing a very thorough job and care for the animals. It seems like all the zip videos on people are just more concerned about making them come back for more money because they don't get rid of all the pus. Very very old video and you explained everything very well. It's hard to get a compliment out of me if you're not doing it right and as far as I can tell you the good job. Thanks for being one of the good ones that actually does what they're supposed to.

[@BarbaraOverton-p2r]

I just found you and already have learned a ton. My little guy has bumble foot and I started with soaking in epsom salts and the spray. I have removed him to recover. Thanks for the help. 14:55 I’ve ordered the salve. Thanks again

[@garyclements318]

I would love to hold my girls, but they will not let me. So i can't check them for different things. I raised them inside my living room and held them when they were little. Im a newbie and have really worked hard to take care of them. They are now 16 weeks old and come up to me, but won't let me hold them. I try to sweep them up and no go. Any suggestions. When i feed them i do my best to just visually inspect, but thats not really good enough.

[@BockBockBouquet]

Honestly it’s quite normal at 16 weeks of age for them to go through a “wild teenager” faze. They are more hormonal and once they reach age of laying eggs. They almost certainly get very calm and friendly and easy to hold for you. They will usually submissive squat for you to even pick them up. Don’t give up on them being friendly yet, it’s normal for them to be flighty at that age. Bumblefoot is not the most common thing to happen to chicks, even from far away you would be able to notice visible swelling in their foot webbing if they did have an infection. Try to not worry, you know their regular behavior and should be able to tell if someone is acting “off”. You can start trying to feed them their favorite treats out of your hand and that will work towards them getting more friendly as well

[@lisaclark361]

Mine did the same, I just spent time sitting with them and 2 have become lap birds. I hope you get a few lap birds yourself🙂

[@timdog2657]

Man, i have residential chickens with a case of bumblefoot and the first part is "easy" but I'm terrified to pick off the scab. It doesn't look as bad as your girls did in one of my chickees, but it did swell out the top so i know it was a proper infection. Im at 2 weeks of soaking and antibiotics, im unsure if its ready to try and remove or not though. eek! Very helpful video, thanks.

[@TwinkiesDesigns]

Blu-Kote is not good, especially for chickens.

[@Quadrupastacks]

Hi, how often should I change the wrapping with the Guaze pad??...once every other day or once every few weeks???

[@gailbrant2356]

I have a rooster that is limping and feet are swollen but there is no sore???

[@winniecash1654]

She may have landed wrong and sprained her ankle or hip. ?

[@gailbrant2356]

Only thing I could find that described it is Gout.@@winniecash1654

[@rozelica2152]

hello, i think my pet rooster have a bumble foot but he still can walk normally and it doesn't seems like he's in pain when he's walking does this mean its not serious and it can heal by itself?

[@winniecash1654]

Still soak and spray with blue cote so it doesn't get worse. These things remind me of a cavity. They don't get better on their own.

[@rozelica2152]

@@winniecash1654 thank you, I was doing that and cleaning his foot every day and it look a lot better now.

[@winniecash1654]

@rozelica2152 wonderful! Good job.

[@GraysonAndDave]

I ordered some of this for my girl duck Mary Ellen. Im having a tough time sith her bumblefoot

[@tammywillis3352]

Are you saying you soak the chicken every day and do the full treatment? Soak, salve, spray re-wrap? I just noticed today we have one with bumblefoot 😞

[@adrianevans4398]

Fantastic video. Im waiting for the products that will be here tomorrow so I can treat one of my girls using this method. Did you find your girl started to improve after you started treatment prior to removing the kernel? By improve I mean better mobilty. If so, how long was it before you noticed an imprveemnt?

[@conniewalsh9330]

Hi. Just viewed this and followed your instructions. How long does the Prid stay on? Is it changef every day? How can i tell when the Prid has worked. Thank you!

[@simba0019]

A woman that loves chickens and beautiful?! Her guy is a lucky man!

[@maddd8883]

Mine doesn't have the scab but his feet are swollen ..I keep checking but nothing..been giving honey and herbs..soaking his feet ..do I have to lacerate ?

[@treasuresabound0062]

I have a turkey with a noticeable limp and won’t bare weight on one foot. No scab noted - possibly swollen. Does there have to be a scab??

[@ReneeSnyder-p1h]

This is my 1st time dealing with bumblefoot how long do I have to treat her with prid? I don't want to do it tt soon. Thank you. Renee

[@CharmedByLaurie]

Help! How do I know if my chicken leg is broken or sprained or if the little sore on the bottom of her foot is bothering her? She has a little scab on both feet but the right one is causing her to have a severe limp. Do you have any videos or anyone can help out there? I have tried to splint the leg just in case.

[@michellecurtis9696]

I have 2 chicks with very mild cases of bumblefoot, like the black spot is the size of a dot. Should I leave it alone and see if it clears on its own??

[@kodaeswar676]

During the treatment process prior to removing the scab. How long should i treat ,like interval time and and how long shoukd i keep the vand aid

[@onlysusie14]

Do you do this every night to both feet or every other night ? Or every other foot ? Please help. I wanna do this for my pet chicken as she has a black dot on her foot and they're both swelled.

[@rachelcassidy2680]

We found out our new chicken we got 4 days ago has it pretty bad on both feet..she hasnt been eating or drinking last couple days..when will we see her perk up if we do this method?

[@alastair1955]

A question, when you applied the drawing salve and wrapped her feet, do you leave that for 2 weeks or have to change it daily for 2 weeks?

[@shanebonacci2089]

I'm glad I came across this video because one of our flock was limping around this afternoon & it looked like an early onset of bumblefoot (very similar to what is seen in this clip). We followed what you guys did with your girl & hopefully it's able to heal up quickly (she was still timid on her foot after being bandaged up, but she was able to hop up into the coop on her own earlier this evening).

[@BockBockBouquet]

We hope she feels better soon, we noticed our girls condition was improving greatly from just the treatment. The swelling went down before removing the scab. If her condition doesn’t improve you may want to use antibiotics to knock out the rest of the infection. Penicillin or amoxicillin are good for bumblefoot

[@shanebonacci2089]

@@BockBockBouquet She's well & truly on the mend now. We've given her an Epsom salt bath for the last few days & applied antiseptic cream & bandaged up her foot. She had a decent limp the first day or so after we treated her, but she's been walking almost normally today & is eating/sleeping properly

[@BockBockBouquet]

@@shanebonacci2089 that’s great to hear!

[@lisagayhart2482]

I tried this. But the grandkids amoxicillin worked faster.

[@libewoman]

Twenty minute soak daily. "as long as you can stand" - silliness!

[@godisinfinite6730]

Your videos are so helpful, amazing, and awesome! I've had chickens for 2 years now and anytime they get sick your videos are my go to, the first channel I click on the simple way you explain everything and how loving and gentle and kind you are to your babies and your very knowledgeable and thanks to God and your helpful videos my chickens get better I really love my babies💕💖💕😊. I just really appreciate you and taking the time to explain and show us how to care for chickens. Thank you so very much we really appreciate you and all your videos. God bless you greatly Sweetie and everything you do! 😊😊😊

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thank you so much!! We are so happy to help, I hope your babies are doing better! We love them and they become part of the family. Thanks so much for the kind words ❤️

[@godisinfinite6730]

@@BockBockBouquet 💖💖💖

[@4WingView]

You two are so helpful and i personal appreciate all your teaching us ❤️

[@BockBockBouquet]

Aw thank you so much 😊 ❤️

[@prairielivingtwins]

Do you soak and put the prid on daily. Until it scaps up

[@karenmattheis752]

does it really take 3 wks of soaking or can you do it in about 5 days; if not as bad as this chicken

[@shannonperry7424]

How often are you wrapping? Every day, a few days?

[@annaluse9694]

New here! 🙋🏻‍♀️ So I just got a flock of chickens from a friend, and one older girl does look like she has one of those scabs on her foot, but it's more on the top. Would I do this same process? I'm not that new to raising chickens but I am new to this kind of stuff!! Thanks for the video! Lots of Love from NC🤗💜✌🏼

[@BockBockBouquet]

You’re welcome and yes the exact sanee process

[@Tonjuandonjuanramos2009]

Taking notes…..as always! Thank you so much, I cannot say it enough lol. ❤️

[@BockBockBouquet]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@sarabrooksloveandlaughter2654]

My chicken has swelling on both her feet only on the center pad, but there is no scab. Is that bumblefoot? What should I do?

[@ellendaniels3026]

Are you sure it's swelling, & not her normal foot pad? If she's a heavier breed, her foot pads will be fattier, thicker looking & feeling, to cushion her joints.

[@shirleyhenderson8623]

Another two thumbs up video....Great teaching moment about chickens and keeping them healthy by this very knowledgeable couple.

[@organixgirl]

I use black also they don’t pick at that