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We may have gotten it all out because it did swell again however I feel like bc of all the squeezing is why it swelled again. We tried to reopen the incision area, unfortunately because of the swelling again and it just bled, hence why I believe we got a lot of the infection out. Unfortunately...

Hi yes the area was located around the hock joint and shank area. There was a lot of pus and we got a lot out.

Hello all update on our Shelly: Unfortunately her swelling has gotten a lot bigger. Upon reading up on swelling, bumblefoot (even though there is no wound to her foot) and infections. My husband and I "performed" a small surgery making an incision squeezing out the infection, puss. We got a...

Thank you again where do I purchase the vitamin b complex and how do I give it to her?

Thank you again for your advice. Yeah she is good about "restricting" her activity. She usually is the one in our flock that is pretty inactive and lays around a lot. I've noticed when I do let her out to free range she takes breaks. I don't want to cage her or separate her because I've heard...

Thank you for your comment! 19 weeks old, she is on layer pellet feed now. We ha e examined her pretty good no wounds, cuts or bruising. Last night we did soak her in Epsom salt as this is the only remedy I could find to help her. The pictures are hard to tell but this is the best we could do...

Our poor Shelly girl has been limping recently. We examined her and found that her right ankle is swollen. No lesions or cuts anywhere. So I don't think it's bumble foot. She is eating and drinking fine and acting otherwise normal. She has been the runt of the flock and doesn't seem to be...