Thank you Amiga ~ yes, I agree. Since my post I have come to realize, with much greater clarity, the compounding factor of "infection" on top of Bumblefoot. Poor guy! No wonder he was flinching so much. I feel so bad! We'll have to see what the local feed stores have here on Monday. Many people...
Our principle rooster has had a swollen foot for about a week now. We are newbies (about 1.5 years with a flock that began with 3 and now is about 30+) living in Brazil. The locals told us to treat it with the bark of a tree here; boiling it in water, then soaking the roosters foot in it daily...