Bumblefoot or scaly leg mites?

rhamnus

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May 6, 2016
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please help, my old english bantam hen Robin has something up with her feet and i'm very worried about her. :(
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one of her feet is swollen up, warm, and misshapen... it looks like bumblefoot but there's no scab.
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this is the same foot. her scales are raised and dirty.
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here's her other foot, which isn't swollen, but has a bit of the same scale problems.
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i thought for sure it was bumblefoot but her grody scales and lack of a scab make me want to be sure its not something else?

i've quarantined her from the rest of the flock.
i started soaking and washing her feet, but she got fussy and difficult so i decided to wait a couple hours until my sister gets home and can help me out.

if it is bumblefoot, i'm worried about having to perform surgery on her. :( i'm afraid to hurt her.

i feel awful for not noticing until now.

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poor girl :( any help would be appreciated, thank you so much
 
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Definitely bumblefoot but a couple raised scales could also be scaly leg mite.

You don't necessarily have to do surgery. Start by giving her feet a warm Epsom salt bath a couple times a day. Perhaps 20 minutes each time.
 
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