Bumblefoot and feather loss

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The rooster 11 months old is loosing feathers ,and has a red swelling on this foot and a black scab on his other foot.He also has mild fever
I removed the scab , washed both feet with hot water and soap then applied some anti septic cream
There is no chicken vets in my country , what do I do?
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It does look like bumblefoot, the smaller one may resolve with topical treatments and wrapping it, the larger may need to be removed and cleaned out and wrapped. Here is a link with information on doing it non surgically, you may have to find different products where ever you are, but hopefully you can find equivalents.
https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment.html/?spref=pi
For the feather loss, check him over for lice/mites. Also, depending on the time of year where you are, molt is a possibility. 11 months is a bit young, but not unheard of. Look for pin feathers coming in, especially around the tail/vent, head/neck, and under wings which would indicate a molt.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/
 
After soaking foot in 10 minutes in epsom salt for 2 weeks here is current condition
I applied colagel and povin to feet afterwards
yesterday I tried pulling the scab but instead it tore a bit off and blood came out
I put a sock over his leg and soaked with epsom salt ,
Is surgery necessary?
 

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So if I understand your pictures, the foot that originally had the small lesion is resolved from the soaks, and the foot with the larger lesion looks to have gotten larger. When you are doing epsom salts soaks in order to soften it up for removal it usually takes a 20 minute soak or longer, especially if it's a larger lesion. Alternately if you are having trouble softening it you can apply decolorized iodine to the lesion and then wrap it overnight, that will help soften it also. It will take some time and manipulation to get it to come out. Sometimes you have to squeeze quite forcefully. If it's still hard, you soak some more. It's not going to soften up and just fall out, the core will remain quite firm. It's not something you can rush through and be successful. It may bleed a little, just put pressure on that area until it stops. As long as there is not large amounts of blood it's OK. Once you are all done, and think you've gotten everything out, then flush it out well, put on the medication of choice and wrap.
 

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