Over the next hour after that last post I researched, talked to my MIL (she had chickens a few more yards than us and has 20-30 of them), and then I decided to take action. We chose to operate. 
Beware, this graphic images...
I am not showing full image, just thumbnails, in case you are squeamish. Enlarge if you wish.
Soaked the foot in warm water to clean and soften the skin. Then I wrapped her in a towel like a burrito making sure to secure the wings, cover her face, and leave the infected foot accessible.
The was a scan hard as rock. Instead of cutting with a scalpel and making a large hole, I decided to use a sharp set of tweezers to remove the scab. Just beneath it was a small sack containing the infection (referred to as a kernel in some sources). With some careful and patient work using the tweezers and my fingers (like gently popping a giant pimple) I removed the core of the infection. This pic was actually taken afterward but gives you an idea of what things looked like. It was much more swollen though and there was a white translucent sack that contained the core of the infection. My guess is this was the chicken's immune system's way of trying to containing the infection. I didn't take pics though until I was confident that what I was doing was working and helping Goldie.
Here's a pic of the three larger chunks of the "kernel" I removed from the foot. They are hard, not puss. You don't want to see pics of puss and I choose to not take any.
Here is the foot afterward before we bandaged it. Very little bleeding occured and it did not persist after rinsed and dried.
I didn't take a pic of the bandage. We didn't have vet tape so I used electrical. We'r did have gauze and used equate antibiotic ointment, which doesn't contain any pain medication that could br harmful to birds. Surprisingly it id made of nearly all natural ingredients - the base is coconut oil instead of petroleum jelly and the medication is plant oils.
For now Goldie is hanging out in the master bathroom. I put towels in the tub for traction and padding, and closed the curtain. Goldie was calm and seemed to be relieved. So much so that we headed out to watch movie in the park confident that she will be OK.
Stay tuned for updates over the next few days.
Beware, this graphic images...
I am not showing full image, just thumbnails, in case you are squeamish. Enlarge if you wish.
Soaked the foot in warm water to clean and soften the skin. Then I wrapped her in a towel like a burrito making sure to secure the wings, cover her face, and leave the infected foot accessible.
The was a scan hard as rock. Instead of cutting with a scalpel and making a large hole, I decided to use a sharp set of tweezers to remove the scab. Just beneath it was a small sack containing the infection (referred to as a kernel in some sources). With some careful and patient work using the tweezers and my fingers (like gently popping a giant pimple) I removed the core of the infection. This pic was actually taken afterward but gives you an idea of what things looked like. It was much more swollen though and there was a white translucent sack that contained the core of the infection. My guess is this was the chicken's immune system's way of trying to containing the infection. I didn't take pics though until I was confident that what I was doing was working and helping Goldie.
Here's a pic of the three larger chunks of the "kernel" I removed from the foot. They are hard, not puss. You don't want to see pics of puss and I choose to not take any.
Here is the foot afterward before we bandaged it. Very little bleeding occured and it did not persist after rinsed and dried.
I didn't take a pic of the bandage. We didn't have vet tape so I used electrical. We'r did have gauze and used equate antibiotic ointment, which doesn't contain any pain medication that could br harmful to birds. Surprisingly it id made of nearly all natural ingredients - the base is coconut oil instead of petroleum jelly and the medication is plant oils.
For now Goldie is hanging out in the master bathroom. I put towels in the tub for traction and padding, and closed the curtain. Goldie was calm and seemed to be relieved. So much so that we headed out to watch movie in the park confident that she will be OK.
Stay tuned for updates over the next few days.
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. I go to gather chickens to put back on table. I get first the white one. I'm looking around for second.
She was just there less than a minute ago,,,,,,, and no TRACE. I'm still looking around,,,,,,,,,, when my neighbor from across the streets sees me and comes over. He points up into tree, since he saw her fly there.
. The gray one seems more independent, and likes to keep herself busy scratching in the run, and keeping an eye out for the resident hens. Of course there is chasing, especially in the first days, but there is plenty of area for her to play 
