I thought bumblefoot, but not sure now.

[azygous]

A vet will prescribe an antibiotic to treat a specific issue and they will specify the dose according to the weight of the patient. No, they do not need to be an avian vet, but if they have a profit oriented business, they may insist on seeing your chicken even if they know nothing about poultry before they prescribe medication.

Your hen may heal fine without it. See how it goes. Check on the wound and you will be able to see if it's healing. If she becomes overwhelmed by the infection, she will act lethargic and the wound will remain swollen. Then you can reconsider seeking a antibiotic.

 

[awarmrainyday]

For injuries I use penicillin pro-pen-g which you can buy at tractor supply or other livestock supply stores. It's refrigerated. Let it warm to room temperature, shake and draw up medicine in a syringe- .10 cc per lb of weight, and inject in the breast muscle once daily for 3-5 days alternating sides. But honestly with proper wound care, especially for minor problems, they usually don't need the antibiotic.

Chickens are extremely resilient, she won't hold a grudge at all. In fact her foot probably felt better afterwards and she will be grateful. I have a rescue hen who arrived with an amputated toe and a large pocket of pus in it and while she hates having it cleaned she always stays on my lap afterwards to be petted. I think they know we are trying to help them.

 

[Sea2Ski]

So I have been cleaning the feet and one foot is great, the other one not so much. She is limping and favoring it more and more, especially over the last 2 days.

Good foot:

The bad foot:

I feel bad. She is walking, but does not scratch with that foot. She limps and will sit often or stand only on the good foot. She is eating, drinking and laying fine.
I think I need to go to antibiotics. Do others agree?

 

[Louise Waffles]

So I have been cleaning the feet and one foot is great, the other one not so much. She is limping and favoring it more and more, especially over the last 2 days.

Good foot:

The bad foot:

I feel bad. She is walking, but does not scratch with that foot. She limps and will sit often or stand only on the good foot. She is eating, drinking and laying fine.
I think I need to go to antibiotics. Do others agree?

Soak in warm epsom salt water, then try to get that black scab off. Sometimes, if you are very lucky, the infection will be attached to that scab and you can just pull it out. Or you can massage it out, and it will kind of pop out like a zit. I know, it's gross.
I went to Walgreens and got Prid Salve. It's supposed to draw infection out and came highly recommended by a person who used it for a horse that got wounded during transport. It's in a little orange tin for about $7-$8. I slathered it on after rinsing where I was digging with Betadine. I put a piece of gauze (the non stick kind) on it and then wrapped the foot with VetWrap. I soaked the foot & changed the bandage every day. It takes a while, but it really helped.
I DID try antibiotics alone, and it just didn't resolve the problem. Maybe it keeps infection from spreading? But that chunk of infection should be removed. If you can do this treatment in conjunction with antibiotics, I am sure it would help.

 

[Sea2Ski]

Thank you very much for the reply. It has been wrapped with a vet wrap underneath was gause which covered the scan that formed when I removed it the first time. I really dug around in there and thought that I removed everything. I even flushed out the hole with the wound wash to make sure everything came out that was loose. After that picture was taken I did take that scab off after a long soak again, and I got some more infection out. I repacked with triple anabiotic. I think I am going to try anabiotic's at this point. Unless I was to take the whole flap off underneath the foot, I don't know if I would know if I got everything out. And I certainly do not want to do that.