Need guidance on possible bumblefoot issue.

[Loopandlil]

My hen is almost one year old and she has a swollen lump between her toes. After researching online, I was certain she had bumble foot…so I posted to Reddit for guidance on the back yard chickens subreddit. I was told by redditors that they were unsure If this was bumble foot and to post my question here..so here I am!

She has a normal gait and no other symptoms. She is jumping down from the roost every morning just fine. She just has this nasty looking bump on her foot. I have been doing Epsom salt baths once a week for the past three weeks and applying triple antibiotic ointment.

Any guidance would be much appreciated!

 

[smooch177]

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive are very knowledgeable—hoping they can help

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi,

Getting bumblefoot on top of the foot or between toes is kind of unusual but not impossible. Usually they get it on their pad on the bottom of their foot/feet. That really doesn't look like it either to me, especially if you've been soaking it daily for three weeks.

It looks a bit red in that area so might be infected. Is that white spot soft like a blister or is it hard?

In case you'd think it is bumblefoot, here's an article from a member about her adventure with it and getting it out.

 

[azygous]

Bumblefoot is an infection that causes a black scab to form over a pus deposit. That white blister-like lesion is not bumblefoot, or at least not the classic bumblefoot lesion.

Get some Blue-kote if you're in the US or gentian violet if you're in Europe or Asia. It's an anti-fungal and antiseptic. Paint it on the lesion every day. It wouldn't hurt to soak the foot every day before painting the foot.

If the lesion is a fungus or infection, the Blue-kote will shrink it. If it's a cyst, it will remain the same. Since it doesn't seem to be bothering her, it's likely something benign that she can live with.

 

[Loopandlil]

Bumblefoot is an infection that causes a black scab to form over a pus deposit. That white blister-like lesion is not bumblefoot, or at least not the classic bumblefoot lesion.

Get some Blue-kote if you're in the US or gentian violet if you're in Europe or Asia. It's an anti-fungal and antiseptic. Paint it on the lesion every day. It wouldn't hurt to soak the foot every day before painting the foot.

If the lesion is a fungus or infection, the Blue-kote will shrink it. If it's a cyst, it will remain the same. Since it doesn't seem to be bothering her, it's likely something benign that she can live with.

Thank you! I will get some blue kote today and start applying!