Chick foot fungus

[LML]

Hi everybody. So I got 11 chicks through the mail and was keeping them in a box with hay. The hay didn't absorb the droppings very well (if that is important) and now they have a fungus-like stuff on their feet... Does anybody have any ideas what this is? Will it go away or do I need to treat it? If I need to treat it, how?

 

[paneubert]

Is it IN their feet? Looks a lot like bumblefoot. How old are they?

 

[Eggcessive]

That is footpad dermatitis which is an early type of bumblefoot. It is from the wet bedding. I would soak the feet in warm Epsom salts daily in a small jar or cup, so it doesn’t accidentally drink any. Then I would dab a little betadine 10% or spray some Vetericyn on the feet. Keep them on dry bedding, and I would recommend pine shavings or sand. For a few days, you may want to put some paper towel over the pine shavings, so the feet do not get worse as they heal. You can find betadine (povidone-iodine) at WalMart as Equate First Aid Antiseptic Solution or here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MWTH4MW/?tag=backy-20

 

[Eggcessive]

Keeping the bedding stirred and dry, and adding new bedding often is key to prevention. Control spills. Here is some reading about what causes footpad dermatitis and how to prevent it:
https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/p2769.pdf

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/bumblefoot

 

[LML]

@paneubert Is it IN their feet? Looks a lot like bumblefoot. How old are they?
They are only 4 or 5 days old

 

[LML]

@paneubert Is it IN their feet? Looks a lot like bumblefoot. How old are they?
haven't tried rubbing at it any to see if its just on the surface... ALL 11 of them have it

 

[aart]

That is footpad dermatitis which is an early type of bumblefoot.

So it's a bacterial infection?
But on the surface rather than in a wound(bumblefoot)??