1yo hen, limping - bumblefoot? Pic attached.

[meganj]

The left foot in this picture. 1 year old Americauna. Just noticed she was limping slightly. Could this be bumblefoot? We haven’t had to deal with this issue before. Am I right to think we need to apply neosporin, wrap and soak the foot in epsom salt every other day?

 

[Tookie]

@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[azygous]

Please describe what makes you think the chicken has bumblefoot. I see no wound.

In future, if you have a chicken acting unwell for what ever reason you may suspect, giving us a photo of the entire chicken so we can judge posture, state of the eyes which can give us a reading on whether the chicken is feeling unwell. In other words, you may only see a limp, but if some of us who know chicken behavior sees the rest of the chicken, we might conclude it is suffering from a completely different issue than you might have suspected.

So, two photos. One closeup of the wound or other issue, and a full size of the whole chicken so we can judge whether it's in pain or if it's in early stages of an infection, or we can also tell you if your chicken is dying and has only hours to live.

 

[coach723]

Need pictures of the bottom of the feet.