I spoke with @chickendreams24 last night. (She's OK, just no Internet at the moment.)
Update:
Sadly, the little roo's wounds/growths continued to get bigger & he died. He went from perfectly healthy, to one sore, to a few growing sores, to death in such a short time. Yikes! She's keeping the...
Have you read this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-foot-and-toe-issues-in-poultry-of-all-ages.68093/
* Just trying to brainstorm & throw out more ideas to look into.
"Adult Birds:
2.1 Bumblefoot
2.2 Mycoplasma Synoviae - seems like similar symptoms but I think you'd see more than...
:hugs
Poor little roo. I can't say that I've ever seen that, but the color & puss makes me think infection. I believe some antibiotics will be more effective on specific infections than others. I wish I knew more and could help.
...and the hugs for you. I know how much you love your pets...
That's very strange. I don't have experience with anything similar. I only had one case of real Bumble Foot with swelling that took several bandages & soakings to heal. The rest of the times there was only a small scab that with soaking, iodine, & Prid went away in a few days. No surgery...