Missing Toes

[greenbar]

was in town today,we have quite a few streeters in alloa,i noticed a few of them with missing toes,some even with just a stump for a foot,is that the frost that does that,just curious, :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[Guest TAMMY_1]

more likely to be the council putting stuff down,seen it in towns where they put stuff down to rot their feet ,

cruel people

[andy Burgess]

was in town today,we have quite a few streeters in alloa,i noticed a few of them with missing toes,some even with just a stump for a foot,is that the frost that does that,just curious, :emoticon-0138-thinking:

 

i dont think so , what about other birds in the town , i bet they all have there toes

 

more likely to be the council putting stuff down,seen it in towns where they put stuff down to rot their feet ,cruel people

 

what ?? that why all the dog-walkers have such problems too eh ?

 

 

i have read its a condition known commonly as "bumble foot"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblefoot_(infection)

[buster151]

A lot is also because they get stuff wrapped around there legs/feet, lots in my local towns the same you can see the string etc tangled around them, I even seen one, one day flying round with a polystyrene cup stuck on its head don't know how it managed to do it but it did, myself and a security guard stood watching in disbelief

[Tony C]

Twine, cotton, catgut etc. gets caught around their toes/feet whilst rummaging around towns. The stuff tightens, toes/legs swell and eventually fall off.

[Novice]

bumblefoot can be the cause of this. it is a bacterial infection.

[William Reid]

Agree with all of the previous posts. But for ferral pigeons this does most of the damage.