BUMBLEFOOT BUT NO PLUG TO BE SEEN!

[FirstLadyChickens]

Please please offer any advice you can, one of our chickens has a really bad swollen foot and it has almost all the signs of bumble foot. There is no plug on the bottom, we've been soaking it in epson salts and spraying colloidal silver and it seemed to be getting slightly but we tried to do essential oils (tea tree) and a day or two after it got way worse. She was limping and now she can barely stand. HAS ANYONE ELSE SEEN BUMBLEFOOT WITHOUT PLUG?

 

[Kiki]

Clear pictures of the foot please?

 

[CluckerFamily]

Do you have a picture you can upload?
Are any other parts swollen?

 

[chickentrains]

pictures please.

You can make your own incision if you cannot find a plug.

 

[FirstLadyChickens]

Clear pictures of the foot please?

 

[FirstLadyChickens]

Do you have a picture you can upload?
Are any other parts swollen?

Currently it’s just the foot, it’s mostly swollen on the top

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

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That looks like

Mycoplasma Synoviae​

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Please please offer any advice you can, one of our chickens has a really bad swollen foot and it has almost all the signs of bumble foot. There is no plug on the bottom, we've been soaking it in epson salts and spraying colloidal silver and it seemed to be getting slightly but we tried to do essential oils (tea tree) and a day or two after it got way worse. She was limping and now she can barely stand. HAS ANYONE ELSE SEEN BUMBLEFOOT WITHOUT PLUG?

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Currently it’s just the foot, it’s mostly swollen on the top

That is Bumblefoot, which is an infection of the foot.
It can be on the top or bottom.
You may need to open it and remove the pus/infection.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

It's not MG.

 

[micstrachan]

@Wyorp Rock, you don’t think it could be MS? It does look like photos I’ve seen, but I’ve not seen it in person.

 

[dawg53]

It's not MS as @Wyorp Rock stated. There would also be swelling of the hocks, joints and respiratory issues. Since MS is contagious, other birds would be showing symptoms.
@FirstLadyChickens You're going to have to do minor surgery to remove the infection, no way around it.