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many thanks for the responses. I will do further research; however, everything I have read reflects that treatment is dependent on finding the scab or source of the entry wound. I can't find anything on one foot

The dot on the bottom of one foot is where I punctured a black dot on her foot thinking it might be bumblefoot but nothing came out except blood.

Thank you for taking a look and any advice.

Hi All: I have a chicken with both feet swollen. She walks around normally, Based on other photos posted here, it appears more likely that she has bumblefeet rather than gout. I can't find any entry point to puncture on one foot (the more swollen one) and on the other foot the entry point in...

Hi All: I have a chicken with both feet swollen. It doesn't look like gout, at least based on the photos I've seen posted here. It looks more like bumblefeet; however, there is no visible entry point for me to dig into to remove the seed of the infection. The one spot on one foot I thought...

Thanks for your suggestions. Their poop looks okay although I’ll check tomorrow. I did go out and check their crops tonight. The pulleys had food in them. The older ladies less. Neither big. We do have hawks/falcons and they have on occasion landed on top of the run to observe what they can’t...

Pullets and adults not eating/hanging out in coop I have 2 rescue chickens (from egg laying factory farm) that are about 5 yo. I recently purchased 4 chicks that I raised indoors until they were 17 weeks old. I integrated them slowly as per usual. The old hens were upset and hid in the coop...

I am reluctant to go to a vet because the vets around here, in my experience, know little about chickens and charge out the wazoo.

Hi All: I have 8 factory farm rescue Legghorns. A few are getting upwards to 5 years old and the youngest are 2 1/2. I tell you this because they all were vaccinated at birth. Also, they were made for egg laying and not longevity. About one month ago, one developed a distended abdomen and...