Bump on foot

[bmaxim13]

Hey all!

When I was out given my chickens some watermelon treat I noticed one of my chickens had a bump on the top of her foot in-between her two toes. She stands and runs on it fine but was holding it up more so while eating than the others. Is this something that I need to treat immediately? Not sure if it is something and if so I don't want it to turn into more.

 

[Eggcessive]

It could be a bumblefoot infection with solid pus inside. Is there any scab on the bottom of her foot? There are many different ways of treating bumblefoot, ssuch as soaking in warm Epsom salts water to soften the lesion, so that the pus plug can be squeezed out, sugardine dressing, or surgery. Here is a link to read:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is some reading about sugardine dressings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-surgery-necessary.1569682/

 

[bmaxim13]

It could be a bumblefoot infection with solid pus inside. Is there any scab on the bottom of her foot? There are many different ways of treating bumblefoot, ssuch as soaking in warm Epsom salts water to soften the lesion, so that the pus plug can be squeezed out, sugardine dressing, or surgery. Here is a link to read:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

I was wondering if that's what it was. I realized 3 chickens had similar bumps so that all got an Epsom salt foot bath and put into a different pen in the grass for a bit. I'll keep soaking their feet and see if it can get the bump down.

Thank you!!!!