This is Bumblefoot, right?

[RoosterOnWatch]

@RoosterOnWatch From your photo, it looks like the core of the infection may come out by pulling it out with tweezers. You can also try squeezing around the wound to see if it’ll come out that way. It’ll relieve some of the pressure and remove some of the infection. If that doesn’t work, you can use Prid (like previously suggested) to see if that draws anything out. Keep her foot lightly wrapped while treating, and change the bandage often to keep the wound clean. If you don’t have Prid, do what I previously suggested at the top of the paragraph (soaking, using the tweezers), then cover it with non-pain relief triple antibiotic and lightly bandage. Bumblefoot doesn’t heal quickly, so you’ll have to continue to get that infection out and keep it clean. It’s a staph infection that can transmit to humans, so wear gloves when you treat it. Left untreated, the infection can get into the bones and continue to spread, resulting in much more pain and risk of your hen becoming lame. I hope I’ve been helpful.

Thank you for the advice

I've tried with tweezers three times now (after an epsom salt bath) and I still can't pull any kernel/core of the infection out, it almost like I can't get underneath the scab to help pull it off, unfortunately. I've still been monitoring it though, and spraying the foot with Vetericyn, I'm not 100% sure how effective this has been but the size of the scab/kernel hasn't increased that much. The swelling hasn't gotten worse either. So I'm not sure if I should just keep doing what I'm doing and she'll get on top of it?

I haven't noticed any difference in her ability to walk, she runs and walks just like the others. Here's a picture I took a couple days ago (also just keep in mind that it looks darker because I hadn't bathed her foot when I took this picture).

 

[WoDia]

Thank you for the advice

I've tried with tweezers three times now (after an epsom salt bath) and I still can't pull any kernel/core of the infection out, it almost like I can't get underneath the scab to help pull it off, unfortunately. I've still been monitoring it though, and spraying the foot with Vetericyn, I'm not 100% sure how effective this has been but the size of the scab/kernel hasn't increased that much. The swelling hasn't gotten worse either. So I'm not sure if I should just keep doing what I'm doing and she'll get on top of it?

I haven't noticed any difference in her ability to walk, she runs and walks just like the others. Here's a picture I took a couple days ago (also just keep in mind that it looks darker because I hadn't bathed her foot when I took this picture).

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You’re very welcome. It looks like a mild case at this point, but it won’t resolve on its own. Continue with the soaks, and see if you can soften the area enough to squeeze it out. It may not work at first. If you do have access to Prid (or something similar), try that. The salve may help bring it closer to the surface, where you’ll be able to pull the core of the infection out. It’ll take a bit of tlc, but she can recover from it fine. You said she’s walking, etc, normally. That’s good. You’ve caught it early.

 

[charlie1051]

WoDia is right, it's not too bad yet but it for sure will get worse over time. I've been treating my girls for 2+ months and 2 out of 3 are healed now but one girl had it reaaal bad and is still gettin treated.

But you'll kinda know when that "plug / kernel" is ready to come out cause it's just like when we get a bad scab and it goes through the color and texture changes and right before it falls off it's always dark and crusty (sorry.. it's gross but true ), well that plug will be dark and will come out in a pretty solid chunk. Not apples to apples..but hey..