Help. Duck hurt foot

ide be surprised if she didnt have bumble on both feet

You can put her back forsure! when shes bandaged well you can put her back if its dry and the bandage stays on
 
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Bumblefoot is no fun. Miss Lydia has some great suggestions, I believe. Let your dear duckie rest.
Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
 
Bumblefoot is a staphylococcal infection (staph); wear gloves while you remove the infection from her feet to protect both you, and her. The cheesy white substance in those wounds will be her equivalent to pus, and that's the part that must be thoroughly removed, both feet, or it will simply come back (usually with a vengeance). Soak your ducks feet for about 20 minutes in warm to hot water, warm water will soften the tissue faster than cold water. Do not let her drink the epsom salt water (if using epsom salts), as it's known to cause diarrhea when ingested. Test the temperature of her bath by inserting your hand & wrist into the water. Like testing a baby bottle, if it doesn't burn the inside of your wrist, then it won't be too hot for your girl. This is a pretty common affliction, so don't feel bad. Might as well check your other birds too, catching it early will make for speedy recoveries.
 
I soaked her 1 foot for about 25 mins while rubbing her foot, then I tried to gentle pick at the black spot but it didn't come off so, I put Neosporin on it & wrapped it, she was moving around to much for me to really try to pick at it but a friend is coming over tomorrow morning to help me remove them. I checked my other ducks 1 of my other females has the start of it, just a small spot, so I will be treating her also.
 
Also, I clean their pen out regularly usually every other day, & the run gets cleaned out daily, it has a cement floor so I can just hose it out. What do you think caused this, since I'm cleaning everything so often?????
 
A tiny cut can easily become infected in her everyday life, and each opening in her skin can become infected. Feet just happen to be a primary target for the infection, a stone or thorn can easily open or puncture the skin, then as they walk around a bit they're likely to step into some old putrefaction and bingo... staph infection. Wikipedia website on staphylococcus here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcus .... blah blah blah... Reader's Digest Version, staph is everywhere; so don't feel at fault.
 

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