One of my chickens was diagnosed (by photo) with very early bumble foot (both feet). My friend is a non-practicing vet who has her own chickens. We were told to soak the feet in soapy water, and then use neosporin, and wrap with gauze and then vet tape and then some breathable bandage tape. We have changed her bandages 3 times, and don't really notice any difference. Last night we happened to be talking to another chicken owner who said we MUST remove the kernel or it won't heal. We read the most informative article in this forum about how to do this, but we only want to if it's necessary. I am posting a couple of pictures, realizing they are not apples and apples. The top picture is when I first noticed it, and the bottom was taken 3 days ago. Today we are either changing out the bandages OR doing surgery and then changing out the bandages. I would really appreciate some opinions! Also, has anyone tried Prid's Drawing Salve? Thanks in advance.
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. While soaking I intermittently rub the scab with my finger and my fingernail to remove softened bits. You can try squeezing or tugging on the scab if it loosens enough. Then I dry the foot. Hubby holds the bird while I dress it. I have gauze pads that I cut in strips. I also have vetwrap that I cut in strips. First I apply a lump of PRID to the gauze, then place the PRID against the scab as I fit the strip wrapped along the palm and up between toes. Then that gets covered in a vetwrap strip. I use more strips to wrap the opposite direction between toes and around the ankle to anchor it. No need for tape. This makes a sort of shoe to protect the foot. I do this every night but as it gets closer to being healed I might do it every other night.
And birds with feathered feet pose an additional problem. 
