Bumblefoot or just a scab

[ckeene1990]

My chickens have had scabs on their feet, I treated it like Bumblefoot and did the removal. There was no kernel or thick scab like Bumblefoot. It healed and The scab has come back and I noticed a couple other chickens have the same scab, no swelling or anything like that. Its not acting like Bumblefoot, Can it just be a scab?

 

[ClickityChick123]

Pictures would help everyone identify what it is.

 

[ckeene1990]

Pictures would help everyone identify what it is.

 

[ClickityChick123]

That does look like bumblefoot to me, but I'm no expert and haven't had much experience with bumblefoot.
Good Luck!

 

[MommyGirl]

X2

 

[ckeene1990]

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You think it is Bumblefoot? I have removed the scab once before with no kernel

 

[SnackMeat]

Yeah but did you slice inward, like it was a pyramid with the scab being the base? Seems like when I was prodding, I could prod into the kernal but then my rooster would wiggle when I got to the skin area.

 

[ckeene1990]

Yeah but did you slice inward, like it was a pyramid with the scab being the base? Seems like when I was prodding, I could prod into the kernal but then my rooster would wiggle when I got to the skin area.

It was all healthy tissue under the scab.

 

[SnackMeat]

Then I suppose just keep an eye on it to make sure they are walking normally and that if there is a kernal surrounded by healthy tissue that there isn't a bump that gets bigger.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-i-cured-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.1283554/

Might do some preventative soaks in case that chicken is predisposed to bumblefoot though hopefully it's a one-off.

 

[ckeene1990]

Then I suppose just keep an eye on it to make sure they are walking normally and that if there is a kernal surrounded by healthy tissue that there isn't a bump that gets bigger.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-i-cured-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.1283554/

Might do some preventative soaks in case that chicken is predisposed to bumblefoot though hopefully it's a one-off.

That’s the thing is that there is no bump or swelling in the feet, just this scab that won’t go away