06/02/2026
Sometimes Staph happens! 🥴 I noticed my most “feral” bird of the flock of course: Rebel, had bumble foot all the way back on March 6th.
“Bumblefoot: is a common, painful bacterial infection on a chicken’s foot. It typically begins when a small cut or puncture wound allows Staphylococcus bacteria to enter the skin, forming a pus-filled abscess characterized by a distinct black or dark brown scab.”
I started by soaking her foot in Epsom salt roughly 2-3x a week, for as long as she would allow me too! Then wrap her foot as shown in the photos.. I’d rotate putting PRID on her foot, neosporin, etc. After about a month of soaking her foot, I tried to take the “kernel” out.. well as you can see this is a giant case of bumble foot.. so needless to say it wasn’t ready. Fast forwarding another month of soaking, I finally got the giant kernel out! Which I’m sure was a huge relief to her, had to feel great! However like most infections, that wasn’t all of it. So I continued to soak and wrap, until all of the infection was out and her foot healed which led us to today! Almost exactly 4 months of tending to my girl, and all of that work paid off, because she now has a healthy, healed foot!
Rest assured they have a proper clean and dry environment in both their coop and run, sometimes things just happen!
Bumble foot is my least favorite thing to take care of, as it is a repetitive cycle and tedious- however this was by far the worst case I’ve ever had. (Only had 1 other bumble foot case prior in the 4 years of owning chickens). I was super proud of myself for getting her foot cleared up, I just had to share!!
*I apologize in advance if this grosses anyone out!* 😅
