Bumble Foot?

[alinas2010]

Aw poor girl. Sorry she gets picked on like that, feather picking is never fun. You might try separating her for a little bit so she can regain her confidence…I know there are many reasons for feather picking but @azygous has a wonderful article to check out about bullying. More so it explains how a chicken must have confidence to protect herself. It helped me at one time when we had a chicken going bald in a patch due to her feathers getting yanked on:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-bully-chicken-victim-a-two-sided-issue.73923/

Yes the bumblefeet may be from her just being a heavier breed. Some chickens are just more prone to it, idk why. I had one with reproductive issues that always had bumblefoot. She was small but had a bulgy abdomen and idk if that made her heavier or if her immune system wasn’t great since she had reproductive issues/infection most of her short life. Sadly she passed away at 2 years old. No one else in my flock has ever had bumblefoot.

Sounds like you’re doing all you can to help her not get them so much. Let me know if it helps.

 

[AdoAnnie]

I'm dealing with the exact same scenario here. Brahma hen, and her foot looked just like your photo. We soaked it for e few days, but the scab wouldn't come off with fingernail scraping. We used a scalpel to help get it off. There was no plug or kernel. There was some yellowish material on the bottom of the scab. I pushed and squeezed, and all I could see was healthy tissue. We're using Veterycin and Neosporin and keeping it bandaged. Here's the before and now, two days after the removal. This is our first time with bumblefoot. Thoughts?

 

[Bawkbok]

Is there always some pus or hardness that needs to come out?

No, there isn't. We treated a hen with double bumble foot and neither foot produced a removable pus. We also caught ours early so I don't know if that means the infection wasn't bad enough to produce the pus nodule or not. We soaked, gently scraped what we could and applied the ointments and wrapped -- for almost two months before it suddenly disappeared as quickly as it appeared. She never had a repeat problem.
Sometimes if they jump down onto a hard surface from too high of a perch it can cause this.
Hope she heals quickly.

 

[CrockChickens9]

Aw poor girl. Sorry she gets picked on like that, feather picking is never fun. You might try separating her for a little bit so she can regain her confidence…I know there are many reasons for feather picking but @azygous has a wonderful article to check out about bullying. More so it explains how a chicken must have confidence to protect herself. It helped me at one time when we had a chicken going bald in a patch due to her feathers getting yanked on:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-bully-chicken-victim-a-two-sided-issue.73923/

Yes the bumblefeet may be from her just being a heavier breed. Some chickens are just more prone to it, idk why. I had one with reproductive issues that always had bumblefoot. She was small but had a bulgy abdomen and idk if that made her heavier or if her immune system wasn’t great since she had reproductive issues/infection most of her short life. Sadly she passed away at 2 years old. No one else in my flock has ever had bumblefoot.

Sounds like you’re doing all you can to help her not get them so much. Let me know if it helps.

Thank you! I’ll look into this. I’ve refrained from removing her bc I worried it may make it worse for her upon reintroduction. It does break my heart she’s picked on. I have worried that she’s just not the healthiest girl in general. I’ll keep doing what I can for her. Thanks for your help!

 

[CrockChickens9]

No, there isn't. We treated a hen with double bumble foot and neither foot produced a removable pus. We also caught ours early so I don't know if that means the infection wasn't bad enough to produce the pus nodule or not. We soaked, gently scraped what we could and applied the ointments and wrapped -- for almost two months before it suddenly disappeared as quickly as it appeared. She never had a repeat problem.
Sometimes if they jump down onto a hard surface from too high of a perch it can cause this.
Hope she heals quickly.

I’m holding out hope this is the case for us. Our sand was lower than it should have been in the coop so I have remedied that. Hopefully it will help. Thanks for your input!

 

[CrockChickens9]

I'm dealing with the exact same scenario here. Brahma hen, and her foot looked just like your photo. We soaked it for e few days, but the scab wouldn't come off with fingernail scraping. We used a scalpel to help get it off. There was no plug or kernel. There was some yellowish material on the bottom of the scab. I pushed and squeezed, and all I could see was healthy tissue. We're using Veterycin and Neosporin and keeping it bandaged. Here's the before and now, two days after the removal. This is our first time with bumblefoot. Thoughts?

Yours looks a bit larger and more swollen then our girls was but the after picture looks pretty good to me. Healing wise. Maybe a drawing salve with the antibiotic ointment in case there is still some infection. I’m not sure if that’s the best idea bc I have no experience but that what I’ve been doing! Hope she is better soon! These Brahmas too big for their own good!

 

[alinas2010]

Thank you! I’ll look into this. I’ve refrained from removing her bc I worried it may make it worse for her upon reintroduction. It does break my heart she’s picked on. I have worried that she’s just not the healthiest girl in general. I’ll keep doing what I can for her. Thanks for your help!

You’re welcome! Sounds like she’s in great hands. Let us know how she does.

I'm dealing with the exact same scenario here. Brahma hen, and her foot looked just like your photo. We soaked it for e few days, but the scab wouldn't come off with fingernail scraping. We used a scalpel to help get it off. There was no plug or kernel. There was some yellowish material on the bottom of the scab. I pushed and squeezed, and all I could see was healthy tissue. We're using Veterycin and Neosporin and keeping it bandaged. Here's the before and now, two days after the removal. This is our first time with bumblefoot. Thoughts?

Sorry your hen is going through this, also. Sometimes it can take days and even weeks of soaking to remove a scab and the pus/infection. It is not a quick process. Do you feel hard material around the opening? Or anywhere on the food pad for that matter. Overall it does look like healthy tissue filling in. I can’t tell if there is swelling still, or if her feet pads are just cushy like that.

Have you tried prid at all? It may help in drawing the infection to the opening if there is any in there. Sometimes that pus is pretty deep in the tissue and has to be worked out. I do not recommend cutting into tissue any further. We’ve seen chickens lose their whole foot after well meaning owners try using a scalpel to remove pus.

I know it can be frustrating to do this over and over again every day. Hang in there and keep up with soaking and wrapping until you have all of the hard material removed and you’re left with soft tissue.