Bumblefoot?

[PigeonMama]

About a month ago one of our chickens started limping and we realized she had a big growth on the side of her foot. Her foot is swollen underneath it. We treated her for scaly foot for several weeks, but now we're thinking it might be bumblefoot. However, the growth looks unlike anything I've seen in descriptions of bumblefoot. We soaked it in water and epsom salt for about half an hour, but it didn't soften at all. We're wondering:

1. Could it be something other than bumblefoot?
2. If bumblefoot, can we cut the growth off, if it won't "squeeze" off?

(I can't find a way to attach photos here. Is it possible?)

Amanda

 

[Galaxy_rules]

So sorry to hear this!
Bumble foot usually occurs on the bottom of the foot and if it doesn’t look like the pictures online then it is probably not. I don’t know what it could be… @Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies @TwoCrows @fluffycrow @Debbie292d @GirlsHuntToo @ChickenLoverTrin @RadEggs @ButtonHoarder @african chickens

 

[fluffycrow]

I'm not the best with bumble foot, but here is how you attach a picture. You click (press) on the little image that should be right above the message box. Then it should open a small window saying "drop image". Click on that, and then select from where you want your photo to be uploaded, select the desired photo, and it should upload

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Got any pictures??

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Bumblefoot varies from case to case so it can look different.

 

[PigeonMama]

About a month ago one of our chickens started limping and we realized she had a big growth on the side of her foot. Her foot is swollen underneath it. We treated her for scaly foot for several weeks, but now we're thinking it might be bumblefoot. However, the growth looks unlike anything I've seen in descriptions of bumblefoot. We soaked it in water and epsom salt for about half an hour, but it didn't soften at all. We're wondering:

1. Could it be something other than bumblefoot?
2. If bumblefoot, can we cut the growth off, if it won't "squeeze" off?

(I can't find a way to attach photos here. Is it possible?)

Amanda

 

[PigeonMama]

That protrusion off to the right of her right foot is the growth. It's not a toe. It's purple because of the Blu Cote we've been using.

 

[PigeonMama]

I'm not the best with bumble foot, but here is how you attach a picture. You click (press) on the little image that should be right above the message box. Then it should open a small window saying "drop image". Click on that, and then select from where you want your photo to be uploaded, select the desired photo, and it should upload

Thanks. I tried that with the initial posting but only got an option to add a link, which I didn't have. Anyway, it worked this time.

 

[PigeonMama]

Got any pictures??

Just figured out how to post it.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yeah, I've never seen anything like that. Looks like more than that growth is going on, however