Is this bumblefoot?

[clucksnducklins]

I have 2 female Jumbo Pekin ducks that are limping.. one seems to be worse than the other and fall from time to time and seems to be getting worse.. I don't have access to a vet.. All I have on hand is Epsom salt, peroxide and maybe Neosporin .. not much.. They are kind of skittish since I didn't raise them from birth so I can't even get a good close up photo of their feet let alone pick one up and look at its feet...Does this look like bumblefoot? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.. I am very concerned...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome To BYC

It's hard to tell what's going on with the feet from the photos.

You may need to wait until dark when the hens have settled for the night to grab hold of them to examine them better and get clearer photos.

Hopefully those that keep Ducks may be able to i.d. the issue and give you some tips for care.

@Miss Lydia @HollowOfWisps @Quatie

 

[Quatie]

You are definitely going to need better pictures for us to see what is going on. Take pictures of both feet top and bottom. Wrap them in a blanket or towel like a burrito to make it easier to handle them. You will probably also want to keep them in a smaller pen so they can rest their legs and heal. Plus, it will make it easier to catch them. If you have someone to help you, that will make it much easier.

You may end up needing an antibiotic. Here is one you can get online that is good for treating bumblefoot. Here is a link in case you need it.
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/enrofloxacin-10

Enrofloxacin dosage is 0.05mL per 1lb, again this is just in case you need it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I walk my ducks into their coop slowly then i can pick one up for examination. You're going to have to pick them up to examine and treat so might as well get started. You def. don't want to ignore bumble foot. And you don't want to chase Jumbo Pekins around and possibly cause one to injure her legs. So either wait till time to go to bed or slowly walk them into the coop where you can pick them up. Get pictures of their feet.

 

[clucksnducklins]

I was able to pick her up today and look at her feet. Her left foot has a huge lump and I could barely move the lump to the side to look up under it but I didn't really see anything that looked like a kernel. Her other foot appears to look abnormal too.. I tried my best to get good pics.. it was very difficult...any ideas on what is going on with her?

 

[Miss Lydia]

It looks like bumble. I'd start soaking both feet in warm Epsom salt water After soaking dry and put a drawing salve on and wrap leave it alone for a few days then check them out more than likely you'll need to soak and use drawing salve for quite a while bumble isn't an easy fix. But it can be fixed. Is that a scab? if so after many days of soaking the scab might easily pull off you want to make sure it will peel off easy so it doesn't tear healthy skin. Either this treatment or a vet. But you have to take care of this because letting it go can cause the infection to move into her joints and bones

 

[clucksnducklins]

I soaked her feet for a while and was only able to pull out the plug.. is it ok to put Prid on it? I am going to tractor supply to get Vetericyn ..Not sure exactly what to do next or if there is anything else I should buy?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sorry, this just now showed up. Since you got the plug out I'd use some type of antibiotic ointment pack the hole good and wrap. leave it alone for a few days then check to make sure you got all the infection out. You can use veterycin just keep it wrapped until healed over.