Sorry to hear that her feet/legs are still swollen, however Happy to hear that she is well otherwise. Thank you for your speedy update! If I have any luck figuring this one out I'll report back, but if it turns out she just has swollen legs then so be it.
I see this thread was started 4 weeks ago. Just want to know how your girl is now and if you ever found out what it was. I have a 5 yr old hen and just noticed swelling in her legs as well looks the same as your girl. I'm going to start with a foot soak as well and antibiotic injections. Hope...
Is her crop extremely swollen or very squishy feeling?
Any discharge from her vent?
Is her abdomen swollen?
How are her stools? Solid/Liquid? Color?
Is she still eating/drinking?
What color is her comb? Pale/normal/dark red/purple
Need a little more information before can offer any advice.
Update: after reading the article on impacted crops/slow crops and following most the advice on there, finally decided to try the crop bra. I managed to create one out of a paper surgical mask, the ones that tie in the back. This seems to be working well for my girl. Also did some renovation in...
Went searching on other threads and found a great link on one that may help others posting here in Hopes to help others. Fingers crossed I can get my girl back on track with the treatments in this attached article.
Hope this link setup works...
Is she still bleeding? If so I would cleane the area with warm water and antibacterial soap and dry area good. If it needs it apply a gauze pad and a bandage. Then keep her in a warm quite area.
I got into chickens with a hen I rescued from a trap. Her leg had been caught right near the joint...
Well though no one was able to help me with my issue, things did work out. The Rooster is doing well still has a slight limp but so much better. In hopes it may help someone else here's what I did. I started off with treating for leg mites and soaked his legs in warm water with epson salt and...
First how are things going? Is she holding her leg out in front of her? I had a Silkie Rooster doing this and treated by sprinkling Tumeric powder on his food a little everyday. Tumeric is a natural antiimfamitory. Hope your hen gets better soon.