Thanks to all of you for your prompt and kind responses.
Per "Shady", I did re-palpitate the leg (difficult due to swelling) and - yup - found that the joint-bone has actually erupted through the skin of the leg. Yikes. Anyone out there who has had the guts to reset a duck or chicken's...
Thanks to both of you for taking the time to comment back to me.
No, leg isn't hot. Just so very swollen and useless to him. 5 times its usual girth. He had been injured once; (we thought he had been grabbed by a predator and had escaped; perhaps a raccoon)I treated him back to health and...
My one-year old drake (Peking) had been attacked by an aggressive Muscovy. His leg is grossly swollen and it appears that the upper-most joint (leg to body) has been dislocated about 1/2 inch. I have been treating him with antibiotics and homeopathic salve (topical) in order to keep him...