Would you say this is Bumble Foot?

[Sammster]

This smallish, hard lump between her toes doesn't seem to hurt. She's walking fine. Should I intervene? There seems to be no "center pimple" or scab.

 

[WoDia]

To me, it’s a form of bumble. I’ve had this be a continuing issue with my EE, Maudy. In her situation, the lumps always do get bigger. I have to soak her feet on a regular basis, then I apply pressure to the lump (from the top) in the webbing. The dirt, infection, etc, normally pops out underneath fairly easily. I rinse it out, pack it with triple antibiotic, and wrap, clean, and rewrap until it heals. This likely won’t be a continuous issue for you, but it sadly is with my girl. Her webbing is deeply pocketed and easily traps everything, causing infections.

 

[Sammster]

To me, it’s a form of bumble. I’ve had this be a continuing issue with my EE, Maudy. In her situation, the lumps always do get bigger. I have to soak her feet on a regular basis, then I apply pressure to the lump (from the top) in the webbing. The dirt, infection, etc, normally pops out underneath fairly easily. I rinse it out, pack it with triple antibiotic, and wrap, clean, and rewrap until it heals. This likely won’t be a continuous issue for you, but it sadly is with my girl. Her webbing is deeply pocketed and easily traps everything, causing infections.

Thank you. How long do you soak your girl's feet? And do you have to poke a hole in the skin for the pus to escape? My girl doesn't seem to have a core spot. I'll take a better look under her foot, tomorrow.

 

[WoDia]

Thank you. How long do you soak your girl's feet? And do you have to poke a hole in the skin for the pus to escape? My girl doesn't seem to have a core spot. I'll take a better look under her foot, tomorrow.

I’ll soak her feet for about 15-20 minutes, just to clean them up and soften the bumble. She’s one of those easygoing older hens that doesn’t seem to mind it. Feels good on the feet, I imagine. With Maudys issue, I usually don’t have to make an incision, because the gunk comes out so easy when I press down on it. I’ve never had another chicken with deep-pocketed webbing like hers. In my experience, that bubble always gets more swollen. You’ll get a better idea of where the scab might be when you look at her tomorrow. I hope your girls foot will be feeling better soon!

 

[Sammster]

So, I got a better look at the bottom of the foot, and there was definitely something there! Gave her a short soak and out popped what looked like a hard piece of impacted mud. The empty hollow spot didn't look bad or irritated. I wasn't sure if I got a bumble out, or if was just mud from digging. Just to be safe, I medicated and wrapped it, and will look again, tomorrow.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

So, I got a better look at the bottom of the foot, and there was definitely something there! Gave her a short soak and out popped what looked like a hard piece of impacted mud. The empty hollow spot didn't look bad or irritated. I wasn't sure if I got a bumble out, or if was just mud from digging. Just to be safe, I medicated and wrapped it, and will look again, tomorrow.

Sometimes mine just have a cork like that and no bumble, I do the same thing and they heal up good. I change the wrap every 3 or 4 days till healed

 

[Sammster]

Sometimes mine just have a cork like that and no bumble, I do the same thing and they heal up good. I change the wrap every 3 or 4 days till healed

Thank you! I will probably change her wrap, tomorrow - just because they've been free-ranging a bit and digging a lot. Fortunately, she's pretty easy to handle because she needs lots of "bottom" baths.
I think we really lucked out with her foot.