Pimples or boils on feet of hen!!

[LilChickenFam]

Hello BYC,
This afternoon feeding and hanging out with my chickens and chicks, I've noticed a pink bump on one of my hens feet, its kind of big, and it's in the middle of the middle toe. She has no other marks, or growths. It seems like it just popped up over night. She's not limping or acting like it hurts, I went to feed them and she came running across the yard like the other hens do. So I'm not sure what it is or how to get rid of it. Please help.

 

[what did I do]

Could it be Bumble Foot?

 

[LilChickenFam]

What is bumblefoot? Is it dangerous to her and other hens in the flock?

 

[what did I do]

Bumblefoot can be from a splinter or a sore from roosting or.. who knows what. It is an infection or like an infection. I have never had a hen with it. I think vitamin A or E stops it. They say to soak the foot in Epsom Salt and remove any foreign object.

 

[LilChickenFam]

Ok, I'll look into that some more. My hen has it on the top of her foot, maybe it got scratched somehow? I'll update tomorrow with a picture of it, they went to bed already, I don't like stirring them up at night.

 

[ten chicks]

Hello BYC,
This afternoon feeding and hanging out with my chickens and chicks, I've noticed a pink bump on one of my hens feet, its kind of big, and it's in the middle of the middle toe. She has no other marks, or growths. It seems like it just popped up over night. She's not limping or acting like it hurts, I went to feed them and she came running across the yard like the other hens do. So I'm not sure what it is or how to get rid of it. Please help.

Here is a link to understand treatment and cause of bumblefoot.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/07/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning.html