Is this bumble?

chickmamat

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6 month old, legbar mix rooster. I check my chickens feet every couple weeks for bumble and I keep their coop very clean. I just checked this guys feet a week ago and didn’t notice anything.

Today saw a slight limp and checked his feet. The skin/scales on the end of his little toe are rock hard and turning almost black and seem to be protruding out. Is this bumble? Mites? Something else?
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What type of surface is he on?

It looks like Contact Dermatitis, clean the foot and give it a soaking in a warm epsom salts bath, apply triple antibiotic ointment.
Keep him on clean dry bedding.

He mostly free ranges in our yard, I live in the desert, so it’s dry and sandy.
 
I agree with soaking the foot in warm Epsom salts for 30 minutes a day. You can just hold her while you are doing something else. You can also try a plaster made of it. Try to remove some of the dry material, and then use the plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment.
 

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