Answer:

Bumble Foot is a form of stone bruise. It is generally caused by constant confinement upon hard floors or runs, or may be caused by the fowl jumping on a hard surface from the perch or other high place; extremely narrow perches will also cause it.

In mild cases the bottom of the foot is swollen and is inflamed and noticeably painful.

The foot should be held in warm water for fifteen or twenty minutes, keeping the water as warm as the hand can bear, after which apply boric acid ointment, which is made by adding one part boric acid to five parts vaseline. Repeat this once each day for three days and keep the bird confined on soft earth or in a coop with some sort of soft bedding.

In aggravated cases, abscesses form and the swelling must be opened. Soak the foot in warm water as above described, then with a very sharp knife make an X-shaped incision and clean the wound thoroughly with lukewarm water.

Dust it with iodoform and apply the boric acid ointment. Bandage the foot with cotton and dress it daily as above, keeping the fowl confined till the wound has healed.