Bumblefoot?

[LindseyDMD]

Hi y'all,

I just got home and let out my hens for the day when I noticed one has some small white bumps on her foot (just her right). I took a closer look and realized the two bumps had replaced her toes. I don't see anything else wrong with the foot and the other hens don't have the same symptoms. She is walking and running on it fine and has an appetite.

I hope the video works. I tried to get close enough but she was moving a lot. You can see the two bumps clearly after she turns to walk the other way.

The three small 5 month old ones are fairly new and we just added them to our existing coop with Agnes the Red Star. I haven't noticed any aggression among anyone (they have been sleeping together for about two weeks now; they were kept separate for five when we first bought them) and I think the pecking order has been established already. I came across "bumblefoot" while researching, but I'm unsure if that is it because I don't see anything on her pad.

Does this warrant a vet visit? Is it contagious?

Any advice isn appreciated!!


Edit: we were told she was a Shumen, but I don't know why the lady would sell us a "rare" breed for the same price as the others, including the other black hen, our Buff Orpington. I noticed she is growing feathers on her legs... What breeds do this?

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

Definitely note bumble foot and whatever the bumps are, they defiantly do not seem to be bothering your young chicken. However, I can not see the bumps well enough from the video to offer much else. If you could get a close up photo, that would help a lot.

In the edited paragraph below, where you asking what breeds have feathers on their legs? If so, here are some:

Silkies
Faverolles
Marans
Brahmas
Belgian D'Uccles
Sultans

There are many more breeds with feathers feet than just the above listed though!

When you said "... including the other black hen, our Buff Orpington.", Where you saying that one of those black chickens in the video was a buff orpington? Buff is a color... There are black orpingtons, if that is what you meant, but none of your black chicks are buff orpingtons (your black chickens legs are darkly colored. Buff Orpingtons have yellow/white legs).

 

[HattieScratchy]

I can't see well enough in the video, but Google "bumble foot" and you'll get plenty of examples. Lol for the black for at tgem center of the bump. That's the big indicator of bumble foot.

also, Another feather footed breed not listed above is the croad langshan

 

[LindseyDMD]

Definitely note bumble foot and whatever the bumps are, they defiantly do not seem to be bothering your young chicken. However, I can not see the bumps well enough from the video to offer much else. If you could get a close up photo, that would help a lot.

In the edited paragraph below, where you asking what breeds have feathers on their legs? If so, here are some:

Silkies
Faverolles
Marans
Brahmas
Belgian D'Uccles
Sultans

There are many more breeds with feathers feet than just the above listed though!

When you said "... including the other black hen, our Buff Orpington.", Where you saying that one of those black chickens in the video was a buff orpington? Buff is a color... There are black orpingtons, if that is what you meant, but none of your black chicks are black orpingtons (your black chickens legs are darkly colored. Orpingtons have yellow/white legs).

Well I feel silly now I should have caught that "buff' always brought up the light colors! But the lady claimed the small black was a Shumen, the large black an Orpington (I never questioned just because of her size), and the red one a Penedesenca. I wonder what my 'Orpington' really is...

I know it is difficult to see!! I will try and snap a photo today or tomorrow if I can't wrestle her down lol.

 

[LindseyDMD]

I can't see well enough in the video, but Google "bumble foot" and you'll get plenty of examples. Lol for the black for at tgem center of the bump. That's the big indicator of bumble foot.

also, Another feather footed breed not listed above is the croad langshan

I just googled the crowd breed, and I think maybe she is that! She does have a darker red face and is growing small feathers on her legs, but not her feet. She also shines an iridescent green in the light like the pictures!

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

Well I feel silly now I should have caught that "buff' always brought up the light colors! But the lady claimed the small black was a Shumen, the large black an Orpington (I never questioned just because of her size), and the red one a Penedesenca. I wonder what my 'Orpington' really is...

I know it is difficult to see!! I will try and snap a photo today or tomorrow if I can't wrestle her down lol.

Oops, I am sorry! I typed it all mixed up in my above post.
I meant to say that Black Orpingtons have Black/dark legs and Buff orpingtons have lightly colored legs so your chickens are not buff orpingtons... but your chicken could be a black orpington... not a buff orpington.
One question, if you don't mind (Just curious because I love anything chicken! )
What is a 'crowd breed'?

 

[zelda3k]

Shes so cute! Do you think it could be gout? If she has runny poop as well that could be a possibility.

 

[HattieScratchy]

Oops, I am sorry! I typed it all mixed up in my above post.
I meant to say that Black Orpingtons have Black/dark legs and Buff orpingtons have lightly colored legs so your chickens are not buff orpingtons... but your chicken could be a black orpington... not a buff orpington.
One question, if you don't mind (Just curious because I love anything chicken! )
What is a 'crowd breed'?

I think she meant "croad" langshan like i mentioned in my earlier reply.

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

I think she meant "croad" langshan like i mentioned in my earlier reply.

Thanks, that makes a heap more sense!

They do look similar to croad langshans (my spellchecker wants to put 'crowd' instead of 'croad' too!). The chicks in the video have darker skin and smaller combs than most croad langshans I've seen (I have only seen a few their age though and not every chicken of the same breed is the exact same, of course).