Painless hard nodule on the underside of ducks feet

[TomatenToMe]

Hi i am in Switzerland and I have adopted some ducks. They were all wild at first so I wasn't able to pick them up before.

Because they are the best things in my life I wanted to check that they hadn't caught any ticks.

I found a few of these on the underside of Jiffy and Jackies feet. She is a runner duck.

Stanley (the white Pommer Drake doesn't have any). I have had him for the longest time.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would do some research on bumble foot in ducks, and also post on the duck forum here for more looks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/post-thread

 

[Eggcessive]

Soaking the feet in warm water with a bit of Epsom salts or magnesium for about 15 minutes daiky, then applying povidone iodine or chlorhexidene, or Manuka honey then padding the foot with gauze pad and wrapping it is a typical bumblefoot treatment. Here is an article to read:
https://ducksofprovidence.com/bumblefoot-in-ducks-symptoms-causes-and-treatments/

 

[TomatenToMe]

Thanks

They arent painful and my bigger ducks (pommeranina) don't have any.

As doctor I wouldn't surgically remove them because that would open up a route for infection and I am not in a position to keep the ducks in the house (the ducks wouldn't like that). Plus the ducks aren't in any pain or limping. The area isn't warm or swollen.

They have a grassed yard , 9 ponds with constant fresh water and daily fresh water and straw plus sawdust bedding. There aren't any sharp things here, it is all clean. I gather that it occured when they were at their previous home which didn't have a lawn.