Rooster has a BB in his leg?! Possible bumble too?

[ElfenLied89]

My 1 year old Australorp rooster, aptly named Severus Snape, apparently has a BB stuck in his leg. I am assuming it is from my kids shooting their bb guns when he was chasing hens (he free ranges). Everyone has been reprimanded about using bb's near animals.

Anywho. I don't know how to get it out. His foot seems to be swollen today as well, when it wasn't yesterday. I plan to call vets tomorrow to see if anyone does poultry but I highly doubt it. We don't really have farm vets out here that are close.

How would one go about getting said bb out? The tweezers won't grasp it. I would have to dig it out somehow.

Also. I think he might have bumblefoot? I've never experienced it so no clue what I am looking at. Help if possible please! (Or point me to a poultry vet around Charleston, SC area)

Pics below!

 

[ElfenLied89]

Here are the pics

 

[junipercloud113420]

soak his foot in epsom salt and warm water it will help with the bumblefoot and maybe loosen the bb. if you have a needle you could try to dig it out with the eye, or a toothpick then put neosporin on it and bandage it.

 

[coach723]

If you have some very small, pointed tweezers, you may be able to pry it out. You may also be able to use the point of a scalpel to pry it out carefully. Once out, flush it out well with some chlorhexidine and fill the hole with plain triple antibiotic ointment or plain neosporin. It would be helpful if you have someone to hold him while you work on it. You can also lay him on his back, wrapped in a towel like a burrito, they are often calmer that way.
He does appear to have bumblefoot also. Soak his feet in epsom salts (that may also soften up around the BB, may help removal) to soften the scabs, remove the scabs and clean out any pus that may be underneath. Apply the ointment to those as well and wrap the feet to keep them clean and dry. Check daily at first re clean if needed, and reapply ointment and re wrap. As they heal you can do less often, every other or every third day as needed. Once they are all healed up you can stop bandaging.
http://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment.html/?spref=pi

 

[junipercloud113420]

I had three chickens with bumblefoot and it just went away by itself

 

[coach723]

Some small bumblefoot lesions will resolve on their own, some will not. In the pictures, the one that is larger and long, in a crease, almost looks like a cut, that looks too large to me to resolve on it's own. The other foot with the small spot, you can try just topical treatment to see if it gets better. If not, you will need to remove the scab and treat. With bumblefoot, the earlier you treat it the easier it is. The bigger and deeper they get, the longer it takes to resolve.