My BB Red OEGB hen has a painful lump on the inside of her drumstick. She can't stand very well and when she does is hunched over and her feathers are very ruffled. She just sits there and has never been very friendly but she let me pick her up and examine her without struggling. She is pale...
My Sultan rooster has a strange abcess- like bump on his foot. I don't think it's just swollen from a feather being pulled out... Should I cut it open and drain it? Or should I leave it alone? Also, is it contagious?
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Does anyone know HOW she could have got bumblefoot? I checked out the thread that was posted earlier and it definetly looks like my hen has bumblefoot.
I didn't raise her from a chick, I got her from a person I know who has chickens, but I got her over a year ago. None of my other chickens are...
My hen Bonnie's foot is extremly swollen and scabby on top. She is around 3-ish years old and is a Black Leghorn. She is a little bit wobbly when she walks but I haven't noticed a significant change. I'm sorry to say I noticed her swollen foot about a month ago, I should have gotten help for her...