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I have seen a number of rough cases of bumblefoot in posts on BYC. I feel it's better to catch it early before it is a life-threatening problem. I keep ducks, not chickens - so for what it is worth, I have just treated with three applications of triple antibiotic ointment without painkiller...

Just dab it on, no wrapping. Especially at bedtime

I dissolve as much E.s. as will, into warm water. That's generally a few tablespoons per cup of water. Haven't used castor oil... I think I have heard of a few bumbles scabbing on top of the foot. I also sometimes use a dab of triple antibiotic ointment without painkiller - it's quicker and...

Wondering if she might need oral antibiotics - often, warmth indicates the infection may be likely to spread.

@ddj712 Thanks, this is how we build the body of knowledge here. What I share, I have learned from BYC and my flock and occasionally a vet (I spend much more time with the former two than the latter, and am very grateful for what vets have taught me). Listerine. How about that!? I think...

I don't think the soak will be painful. And I don't think the iodine is painful, either. I have not read that anyone who has done this sees that. Remember - clear iodine.

No wrapping. Is it the same lump? I would put a couple drops on each.

There are maybe a dozen different ways I have read to treat bumblefoot. With ducks, because they are in wet, muddy environments, cutting the feet is something I don't like to do. And there are times that the infection can get into the joint, or into the bloodstream, requiring the use of...

@Raquel1 that sounds like the description I have read for a number of advanced bumblefoot cases. Could it be there is something still in there? The penicillin is a good idea, though you may talk to the vet to see if it is as good for reaching the extremities as something like Duramycin...

Ducks (I am a duck person) also get bumblefoot and most of the time surgery is not needed. I know of someone who just uses Epsom salt soaks to get the bumble out (the kernel starts to move out of the foot, and it can be pulled the rest of the way out, at a certain point, using tweezers). Then...