Thank you for your response Mrs bachbach! The leg is not swollen, it is just the angle of the shot :). What is the "recipe" for the amount of sugar to betadine/iodine? I have been thinking about the pen shots..sigh...always SO much fun to stick that GIGANORMOUS needle in a chicken ;) I did lance...
Is this bumblefoot?
Soaked, dug and poked with no puss ,kernels,or anything that felt lumpy or ouchie when squeezing. And I felt like I was digging to China I went so deep.
The pad has a hard callous like feel to it.
There really was no scab, just gnarly looking tissue on the surface. I have...
BLESS YOUR HEART FOR RESCUING THEM......and yes it is time to intervene. The one girl, w/ swelling has infection going on and the other has the typical black scab.
Time to soak and dig......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/554991/antibiotics-for-bumblefoot
I have this in my subscriptions, and now I know why! I hope this thread helps all you that are dealing with bumblefoot.. LOL