Chicken Shoes for Injured Feet – Protective Neoprene Footwear for Chicken, Open-Toe Design for Bumblefoot Relief, Made in USA - Standard, 3" Max. Inside Width, Royal Blue

My Rhode Island Red Henrietta would like to say cooh cooh cooh for helping her foot! My vet recommended this product after finding Bumblefoot on her right foot. The shoe goes on very easily and is very sturdy. The Velcro straps are convenient and you can adjust the fit to just the right pressure for your bird baby. I put the shoe on her foot and took it off once a week to check on it and clean it. After three weeks, the bumble foot was gone! The boot material is antimicrobial and kept her foot clean and odor free! I also love how it comes in a variety of colors. At first she didn't want to wear the boot around her chicken sisters and acted embarrassed, but I complimented her a lot and said it made her look like a princess, and she was strutting around showing off in no time! Thanks so much for this bootie! It made Henrietta feel so much better!

There is no fault with the Booties. They are well constructed and fit my duck. I was hoping that it would help with the healing process of bumblefoot/infection on one of the duck's toes. The boot did not provide enough structure/support for the situation. Since it is spring here, and rains a lot here, her foot, after a day in the boot, looked like she had been in a tub for 24 hours, all shriveled and pruny. The gauze was still in place while inside the bootie, but was soaked and it was obvious that the duck was in a lot of pain as well as the infected site had gotten a little more swollen. It was a step backwards in the healing process. Going back to what I was doing using thin layers of a pool noodle glued to a round disk of corrugated plastic sign board that I attach to the bottom of the duck's foot with Vet wrap. The duck is able to walk better with the cushion plus firm structure under her webbed foot, has less pain, and can keep up with her buddies. Once the infection subsides, I might be able to use the booties to prevent further chance of injury to her feet? Just not going to work at this point of the healing process.

These were way too small for my goose but thankfully I was able to pass them onto a duck rescue who was very excited to receive them.

I greatly regret ordering these "booties." I have a rooster who was struggling with bumblefoot, but I soaked his feet regularly with Epson salts water and wrapped both feet well with gauze (with drawing salve, and later Neosporin), followed by vet wrap. This went on for more than two months before I ordered these "booties." The foot that had the scab got well, but the other foot--which had no visible sign of bumblefoot even from the outset--never ceased to bother him. My main purpose was to better pad his foot so that he could walk comfortably, and I had hopes that the silver-treated material would help with healing whatever the problem was. I was persuaded by reviews that mentioned the economy of these bird shoes, given that I had already exceeded their price by at least double. However, I did have a question after ordering (and seeing how long the lag time would be before receiving them), so I called the company. Talking to someone then was not an option, but someone would get back to me real soon. There apparently is quite a lag time for that, too, but I finally got a call from a company rep soon after the boots were sent. She didn't know the answer to my question but said that the owner knew a lot about poultry and promised she (the owner) would call the next day. That never happened, and I'm certainly not expecting it to happen.Before putting the boot on, I lightly dressed my rooster's foot pad with a dab of Neosporin and a single piece of gauze--no vet wrap, nothing bulky. I had problems getting them on him, but a multitude of reviewers speak of initial difficulties getting them on. These would abate as the boot was used, they said.Two days later, I realized that two of my roosters' toenails had turned black. I took the boot off immediately. The rest of the toe (in each case) was not discolored, but it seemed to have some sort of transparent slime on the skin, like a thin, delicate layer of skin. It peeled off to the touch.The next morning, one toe was entirely black and had no flexibility. The other toe has some black where the toe meets the pad, but was still supple. This morning, the black toe is clearly necrotic. If this is gangrene (and no, it doesn't smell), then it missed the green stage typically associated with gangrene altogether.Would this have happened without the birdie bootie? No. As I said, I had been tending to his feet for more than two months before receiving this product. My impression is that the boot cut off the circulation in those two toes.The toe that is entirely black is clearly dead; from my research, I gather that it will fall off on its own. I don't even want to predict what will happen to the other toe. If this infection or whatever it is goes further, my rooster may well lose that foot, and I'm now doing research on DIY prosthetics for him in case the whole foot must be amputated. I will not put him down in any event.Don't tell me to go to a vet. I live in a deeply rural area in Appalachia. The livestock vets around here don't understand the whole livestock-as-pets thing, given that livestock are money and food--and nothing else--in this area. To them, people like me are outrageous eccentrics.I will post photos of Finn's toes soon, preferably before they both fall off. (I don't have a cell phone--cells don't work where I live--and it will take me time to track down my digital camera.)edit, July 31:After writing the above, I did find a small-animal vet, a new "exotic animals" addition to a local veterinary clinic, who will see him tomorrow, August 1. Finn isn't exactly "exotic," but the new vet has chickens herself, and she surely has more academic science background than I do.Aug. 3, 2019Finn had surgery yesterday. The necrotic toe would have fallen off, but there was discoloration at the base of the neighboring toe, and the vet needed to dig that out, but the black toe was in the way. She cut the dead toe off, cut the tip of the neighboring toe off (it was black), then removed all the infection at the base. She wrapped everything after a heavy application of Neosporin. Finn is on an anti-inflammatory/pain reliever and an antibiotic (amoxicillin). I am tending to him at home now.From the veterinarian's report before the surgery: "Finn has a dead toe and a partially dead toe next to it, likely from lack of circulation due to the sock applied. The foot is is full of infection. We need to amputate the toe and the tip of the other toe and drain out the abscess." Plenty more detail in scientific language (digits and "distal phalanx" etc.) that I can add.This surgery, which was unnecessary until I used this "bootie," cost me $315.Finn is 6 pounds.I strongly suggest that the sale of this product be discontinued on Amazon. Had the company producing it simply called me when I asked, this situation could have been averted. This alleged "rescue" is not worth supporting.

My duck has a bad case of bumblefoot and we have been wrapping her feet everyday while we waited for these to arrive. Once the booties arrived I was excited to try them out. It is apparent that they are well made using quality materials. In person, the size looked right for my duck. I was worried the ointment-slathered bandage would slide off inside the shoe since it normally has vet wrap securing it to the foot. We put her to bed and the next morning one of the shoes was off, bandaid inside. We tried it again and when I got home from work the same shoe had fallen off. Tonight I decided to give up on the shoes and wrap her feet as I did before. I tried putting the shoes on my other duck who is slightly bigger, a beefy golden 300. When we put her down she couldn't stand up. We think she had trouble because she couldn't get traction but maybe she was just being dramatic. Once she was able to take a step to get into her coop, the right shoe flew off immediately. I'm giving these 4 stars because I believe, for the right duck, these would be perfect. I have decided to buy the smaller size to see if it fits better. It is also possible I'm not tightening them enough but with the way the velcro is positioned, it seems I am using them as intended. I included a picture of my golden 300 for reference on the foot/ankle size.

My vet recommended these booties to help my hen heal from bumblefoot. I trimmed the end of the toes just a smidge to help get the booties on easier. I replace the bootie daily, sometimes twice a day if needed, so it's good to have a couple of pairs on hand. They're easy to wash in the sink (I use warm water and unscented detergent) and they air dry over night. They're working great, they provide a soft and protective cushion which helps the foot heal faster. We're very happy with these booties and highly recommend to anyone with chickens.